Shipbuilders from around nation call on Canberra to back local industry | Jun 20, 2013
Media ReleaseThursday 20 June 2013-All members of parliament need to guarantee funding a continuous ...

Holden cannot plan, invest or continue without certainty of co-investment: AMWU | Jun 19, 2013
The Coalition must stop using the auto-industry as a political football and give bi-partisan support...

Visy shamed in health and safety victory for members | Jun 14, 2013
The AMWU has won a major victory for workers’ health and safety in a case where packaging gian...

Coalition snub to Holden risks thousands of jobs | Jun 14, 2013
THE AMWU has challenged the Coalition to totally re-think its approach to the car industry after Hol...

Bulldogs` AMWU spirit takes trophy | Jun 14, 2013
The AMWU’s winning spirit has been taken to the sports field with the rugby league team in Bri...

Thousands of jobs at risk as Coalition refuses to provide Holden certainty | Jun 13, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has accused the Coalition of playing Russian roulette wit...

Employers caught crying poor in national apprentices case | Jun 06, 2013
A pioneering AMWU study of apprentice wages has blown a hole in company complaints to the Fair Work ...

Local content a missing link in new Sydney rail | Jun 06, 2013
AMWU members have stepped up pressure on the Liberal-National NSW Government over fears it will offs...

Thought Fiji was a paradise? Think again. | Jun 06, 2013
The AMWU is backing a new campaign encouraging members to think carefully before taking a holiday in...

Aussie canned vegetables facing extinction | Jun 05, 2013
MEDIA RELEASE  5 June 2013 Consumers, supermarkets and government at all levels must step up to...

Shipbuilders aim at pollies in pre-poll campaign | May 31, 2013
The heat is on Australia’s political parties to fund consistent, high-skilled work for all the...

Ford workforce demand certainty to 2016 | May 31, 2013
AMWU members at Ford Australia are looking for commitments from the company to meet its responsibili...

Make a stand now on TAFE crisis | May 31, 2013
AMWU members who want their trade or technical skills and solid jobs  passed  to the next&...

Vale Marcello Malentacchi | May 29, 2013
Vale Marcello Malentacchi. General Secretary of the International Metalworkers Federation 1989 to 20...

Ford loss a manufacturing wake-up call for nation`s leaders | May 23, 2013
 The devastating decision by Ford to cease Australian production in 2016 brought the nation to ...

Time to act for `Time to Care` | May 23, 2013
The coming week brings an historic opportunity to improve all workers’ rights to balance time ...

Unionism speaks all languages in saving jobs | May 23, 2013
The AMWU is aiming for a bigger role in preventing discrimination against workers not fluent in Engl...

AMWU supports rally call to preserve fruit industry | May 17, 2013
AMWU fruit processing members and growers are calling for tougher labelling laws and strong trade ac...

AMWU says shipbuilding industry is too important to lose | May 17, 2013
Media Release -- Friday 17 May, 2013 --The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has called on both...

Opposition should commit to Budget`s nation-building | May 17, 2013
The AMWU has welcomed this week’s Federal Budget as advancing priorities of job growth and opp...

Stubborn coal bosses load up trouble | May 17, 2013
THE refusal of Newcastle coal bosses to ease back on an anti-union agenda has provoked the first ind...

All parties must back Plan for Australian Jobs Legislation | May 15, 2013
Wednesday 15 May 2013Media ReleaseAll parties must back Plan for Australian Jobs Legislation The AMW...

Government boost to shipbuilding | May 10, 2013
Strong campaigning by the AMWU has helped secure a majority of dockyard jobs over the next few years...

AMWU members turn up for May Day | May 10, 2013
Big turnouts at May Day marches across all states marked the 2013 event as a clarion call for unioni...

Sydney Airport agreement takes off | May 10, 2013
Maintenance workers who keep Australia’s busiest airport running smoothly have negotiated a ne...

Abbott’s IR Velvet Hammer | May 10, 2013
“Trust me” was the plea from Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as he announced his industria...

Emergency action needed to save Australian fruit processing industry | May 09, 2013
Jobs in Australian fruit and tomato processing are at risk from a flood of cheap imports and the Fed...

Labeling laws needed to protect jobs in Shepparton: AMWU | May 08, 2013
Media ReleaseWednesday 8 May 2013Labeling laws needed to protect jobs in Shepparton: AMWUThe Austral...

Engineers` careers to fly with Qantas deal | May 03, 2013
AMWU members at Qantas are considering a landmark agreement delivering wage rises upwards of 17 per ...

Forgacs walk-off as members demand consultation | May 03, 2013
MORE than 650 members at shipbuilder Forgacs showed their determination to keep fighting for an impr...

Safety reminder after fruit plant injury | May 03, 2013
AMWU health and safety officials have reminded members that safety is top priority as WorkSafe inves...

White Paper needs bi-partisan support to give certainty to Australia’s shipbuilding industry | May 03, 2013
The Defence White Paper has the potential to give crucial support and certainty to Australia’s...

White Paper must deliver for shipbuilding industry | May 02, 2013
The Federal Government must use the upcoming Defence White Paper to outline how it will sustain jobs...

AMWU seeks assurances on Williamstown dockyard jobs | Apr 24, 2013
The AMWU wants to urgently meet Defence Materiel Minister Mike Kelly over future shipbuilding jobs i...

Go even harder on local content, Bastian tells Feds | Apr 24, 2013
The AMWU is urging the Federal Government to go harder in providing opportunities for local industry...

New Workers` Memorial honours those lost | Apr 24, 2013
The struggle to eliminate workplace deaths and injuries which cause enormous community trauma will b...

Windscreen company faces $100,000 backpay action | Apr 24, 2013
A boss who workers allege kept them on the go usually without a lunch break faces paying out more th...

Does Abbott support making things or is he just making things up? | Apr 19, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called on Tony Abbott to reveal his policy for...

Put local jobs first on taxpayer projects | Apr 18, 2013
The government bureaucracies who scrutinised tenders for major public projects had to change their t...

Thales ammo members hit long range target | Apr 18, 2013
AMWU members at Thales making munitions for the armed forces have won a new union agreement which lo...

Opportunity knocks for Blacktown | Apr 18, 2013
AMWU members at Nestle in Sydney’s west have been given extra insight into the opportunities t...

Holden workers need steady hand at wheel | Apr 12, 2013
The AMWU has urged the Federal Coalition to pull back from plans to slash $2 billion from vehicle in...

Coalition abandons policy for soundbites | Apr 12, 2013
The Federal Coalition’s failure to articulate any vision on the auto industry beyond cutbacks ...

Labor urged to ban Sensis offshoring jobs | Apr 12, 2013
Workers at Telstra subsidiary Sensis have authorised their AMWU officials to exert maximum pressure ...

Minerals Council should stop scaremongering and back Australian jobs | Apr 11, 2013
The Minerals Council’s unsubstantiated claims that requiring major res...

Holden job losses show government`s vital role | Apr 09, 2013
The announcement that Holden will shed 500 jobs in Adelaide and Melbourne shows the need for greater...

Volgren victory travelling north | Apr 04, 2013
AMWU members at coach maker Volgren have secured a solid enterprise agreement result with an 11 per ...

Spanish company tapped over 457 Visa pay | Apr 04, 2013
THE AMWU has urged the Immigration Department to move quickly on evidence a Spanish company has impo...

Rapid action on securing defence maintenance jobs | Apr 04, 2013
The AMWU will move rapidly on a greenfields agreement for members at defence sites nationally after ...

Fair Work changes help members but more needed | Mar 28, 2013
Better member access to their union, rights to more family-friendly rostering,  safer jobs and ...

El Salvador call for AMWU to help democracy | Mar 28, 2013
A simple gesture of solidarity towards Adelaide’s El Salvador community from the AMWU a few ye...

Union intensifies scrutiny at Holden | Mar 28, 2013
The AMWU intends to have an ergonomist on site within a month at Holden’s factory in Adelaide ...

2013 Poll: Delegates` call to action | Mar 21, 2013
The necessity to put the future of manufacturing industry at the forefront of the federal election c...

World first as asbestos agency set to be created | Mar 21, 2013
The creation of the world’s first Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is set to become real...

AMWU gets full benefits for Geon members | Mar 21, 2013
AMWU members caught in the demise of print giant Geon were enormously relieved last weekend that the...

Help grasp “once in a lifetime” shipbuilding revolution | Mar 15, 2013
Shipyard delegates from across Australia have launched a campaign to secure the nation’s marit...

Union warns states on 457 visa abuses | Mar 15, 2013
The AMWU will support the 457 Visa debate in favour of an overhaul of the system that is seeing hund...

Union puts heat on Mercedes | Mar 15, 2013
A new enterprise bargaining deal won by AMWU members at Mercedes Benz Commercial Vehicles arrived li...

Union all set for women`s big day | Mar 07, 2013
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and the AMWU is organising and joining workshops, r...

Fair go for apprentices: send your boss a message | Mar 07, 2013
The AMWU is urging members to call on bosses to give apprentices a decent deal after the Australian ...

Rally anger over Barnett`s jobs failure | Mar 07, 2013
A rally in Perth last week rammed home to the WA State Government community anger over a lack of job...

Penalise Sensis for betraying Australian workers: AMWU | Feb 28, 2013
Hundreds of unionists rallied this week to kick off a national effort to force Telstra to backdown o...

457 Visa crackdown in all workers` interest | Feb 28, 2013
The AMWU’s strong stance against rogue employers exploiting 457 Visa workers to avoid employin...

Unity clears the air at Donaldson`s | Feb 28, 2013
Workers at NSW industrial filter manufacturer Donaldson’s are breathing easier after gaining ...

AMWU welcomes jobs plan | Feb 21, 2013
The AMWU has been campaigning since the Prime Minister's Manufacturing Taskforce wound up in Augus...

Looking out for our neighbours | Feb 21, 2013
Union activists from Papua New Guinea wanting a much fairer deal for local workers on resources and ...

AMWU women join One Billion Rising | Feb 17, 2013
AMWU members got on their feet across Australia last week to send the message of opposition to viole...

Union backs reducing FIFO damage to towns | Feb 15, 2013
THE AMWU has supported many findings of a federal committee into fly-in, fly-out work which calls fo...

New asbestos website steps up funding pressure | Feb 14, 2013
THE AMWU and asbestos community groups are urging members to help pressure the Federal Government to...

AMWU`s early offensive on BAE jobs | Feb 14, 2013
THE AMWU had taken the initiative in looking to secure ongoing work and conditions for members in ar...

Very Fine drive into the future | Feb 14, 2013
The new model VF Holden Commodore unveiled for the first time last week is further proof that Austra...

AMWU takes wheels off Volgren`s super hijack | Feb 07, 2013
Sustained industrial action by AMWU members at bus maker Volgren has forced the company to drop its ...

ResMed workers resist scare tactics | Feb 07, 2013
Workers at sleep technology firm ResMed are staying united in the face of a company scare campaign a...

Cold cash helps green Electrolux jobs | Feb 07, 2013
AMWU members are set to share the benefits of a cool $14 million invested to assist Australia’...

Members Help in Fire and Flood Ordeal | Feb 01, 2013
AMWU members and officials have pitched in to help Australian communities ravaged by floodwaters in ...

Hospira takes Union`s medicine | Feb 01, 2013
Strong leadership by delegates at Australia’s main facility for making cancer drugs has forced...

Extra ‘Kickstart’ for engineering trade apprenticeships | Jan 25, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the announcement by the Gillard Gover...

Get tough on local content - Bastian | Jan 25, 2013
The AMWU has welcomed Industry Minister Greg Combet’s commitment to assisting manufacturing as...

Fight to protect jobs for Karratha residents | Jan 21, 2013
DOZENS of workers and their families who had relied on the Karratha Gas Plant for their incomes have...

Union condemns Hockey’s `waste of money’ comments on auto industry | Jan 16, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has condemned comments by the Shadow Treasurer Joe...

AMWU News summer edition - point of clarification | Jan 11, 2013
The AMWU notes a comment made by a union delegate in the summer 2103 edition of AMWU News, regarding...

AMWU assists Tassie fire effort | Jan 07, 2013
The AMWU’s Tasmanian branch has moved to assist members affected by the state’s destruct...

Raise Newstart to help people return to work | Jan 03, 2013
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has renewed its call for an increase in Newstart a...

Christmas concern as Karratha jobs and homes go | Dec 20, 2012
The jobs and home occupancy of at least 120 members on the Karratha Gas Plant have been thrown into ...

Near-fatal incident hidden from union scutiny | Dec 20, 2012
A machinery collapse which almost killed two AMWU members has caused Victoria’s WorkSafe to en...

Kyabram workers put squeeze on SPC Ardmona | Dec 20, 2012
Members at SPC Ardmona’s jam factory in Kyabram have renewed their industrial action after man...

Harold`s print run pedals past 100 | Dec 20, 2012
Harold Watt didn’t become the longest serving member of the AMWU’s print division by avo...

Mexican diet boosts AMWU recruitment | Dec 13, 2012
Members at tortilla and taco shell-maker Gruma Oceania are on the path to spice-up their wages and c...

Time for apprentices to have a real say | Dec 13, 2012
The AMWU will push to stem the alarmingly high drop-out rate among apprentices when it launches a Fa...

Back our capability, take the opportunity to design and build subs here and grow a key industry | Dec 12, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today welcomed the announcement by the Government ...

Asbestos fight honours the departed | Dec 07, 2012
Pain, unity and some anger marked emotional ceremonies for this year’s Asbestos Remembrance Da...

So good so far on Gillard manufacturing moves | Dec 07, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed Gillard Government reforms to combat dumping by foreign suppliers and boost th...

Rosella continues to fly | Dec 07, 2012
The AMWU will work to see iconic Australian tomato sauce maker Rosella continue as an ongoing concer...

Gillard Government’s interim manufacturing policy announcement a welcome entrée | Dec 06, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the Federal Government’s interi...

Asbestos in Geely MK engine gaskets sparks recall | Dec 05, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today renewed its calls for the enforcement on Aus...

Anti-dumping measures a win for quality Australian-made | Dec 04, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the Federal Government’s announ...

Locals demand end to wind tower dumping | Nov 29, 2012
AMWU members whose jobs are threatened are mobilising community anger at power companies sending&nbs...

Noo`s story no boss can put down | Nov 29, 2012
THE inspiring tenacity of Noo Rodewald in asserting her workplace rights in the male-dominated press...

Hydro Wind farm needs to use locally made wind towers | Nov 29, 2012
Media Release.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) today called for Hydro Tasman...

Coalition cuts end century of training expertise | Nov 29, 2012
THE AMWU will stand up for apprentices thrown out of Victoria’s RMIT after the university-TAFE...

Where does the Coalition stand on manufacturing? Demands union. | Nov 29, 2012
 The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has demanded the Federal Coalition not aband...

GEERS Legislation provides workers certainty in uncertain times | Nov 26, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed the passing of the historic GEERS leg...

AMWU pressures councils, states on car shame | Nov 22, 2012
THE AMWU has cranked up the pressure on all levels of government to buy Australian in their car purc...

Union places White Ribbon around women`s rights | Nov 22, 2012
“I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oat...

Qantas workers take action on de-skilling | Nov 15, 2012
AMWU members are set to launch a campaign against Qantas as management fails to come clean on its lo...

SA branch working towards better protection for foreign workers | Nov 15, 2012
A new project launched by the AMWU’s South Australian branch will assist vulnerable migrant wo...

No auto worker left behind | Nov 15, 2012
As AMWU members intensify their push for a national manufacturing plan to help industries and jobs g...

Nuclear submarine advocates need to stop and consider the real national interest | Nov 14, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called on nuclear submarine advocates to take ...

Workers return to Autodom but future still uncertain | Nov 09, 2012
The AMWU has urged Ford and Holden to make a long term commitment to local parts suppliers after get...

Qantas must come clean over hidden offshore agenda | Nov 09, 2012
QANTAS should come clean over its real plans for the future maintenance of aircraft in Australia in ...

AMWU shows smarts with Too Hi Tek | Nov 08, 2012
Smart investment in technology proved a winner last Saturday when rank outsider Too Hi Tek triumphed...

AMWU continues fight for Filipino workers’ rights | Nov 01, 2012
Protests against the state visit of President Aquino last week have highlighted the plight of worker...

Jobs campaign goes coast to coast | Oct 25, 2012
AMWU National Secretary Paul Bastian has spread the union campaign to secure the future of manufactu...

AMWU slams Fairfax CEO’s $420,000 bonus for killing 1900 jobs | Oct 24, 2012
The AMWU have demanded Fairfax chief Greg Hywood come clean on the real motivations behind massive j...

New chances for bosses to learn leadership | Oct 17, 2012
The Gillard Government is on the right track to improving Australia’s productivity and competi...

HMAS Canberra could and should have been built here | Oct 17, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union today confirmed the new hull of our largest naval ...

Age Print Workers Approve Redundancy Deal | Oct 11, 2012
A show of strength by members outside Fairfax’s Melbourne headquarters has led the company bac...

Training providers failing our apprentices | Oct 11, 2012
Are you an apprentice or do you know of an apprentice who has been treated badly by a dodgy training...

Bosses out of line on doctor attendance | Oct 04, 2012
Union action has brought forward a statement from the Fair Work Ombudsman in which it explained ther...

Holden electric cars can bear fruit of co-investment | Oct 03, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed reports that Holden is looking to assemble Australia’s biggest batch of ...

Ignoring Aussie steel risks 500 local manufacturing jobs | Oct 02, 2012
Plans to import 120 turbine towers for two major wind farm projects in NSW will endanger up to 500 s...

Members urging a no vote at Sensis | Sep 27, 2012
AMWU members at Sensis, the advertising and directory agency of Telstra, are strongly recommending a...

Consumer watchdog must recall its own advice on auto asbestos | Sep 27, 2012
The AMWU has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to recall its own a...

Governments critical to auto future: AMWU | Sep 26, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has stated today that governments have a critical ...

300 Australian apprentices to be hired as part of new AMWU and CB&I initiative | Sep 21, 2012
The AMWU and CB&I Constructors have come together to launch an exciting joint initiative entitle...

It’s time Gina Rinehart “woke up to herself” | Sep 21, 2012
Former AMWU National Secretary, Senator Doug Cameron, has told Gina Rinehart she should stop trying ...

National Tour for a National Plan: Stop One, Custom Coaches | Sep 21, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union is getting the word out about the need for a natio...

Greens’ Food Labelling Bill needs more rigour to protect food manufacturing workers | Sep 18, 2012
Media Release The AMWU will be seeking clarification from the Greens about how their Bill, whose sta...

AMWU launches campaign for a National Manufacturing Plan | Sep 13, 2012
The AMWU this week launched a campaign for a National Manufacturing Plan which would stem the flow o...

AMWU welcomes action on asbestos | Sep 13, 2012
The AMWU welcomes the Federal Government’s response to the national asbestos review, and its d...

New leadership team elected | Sep 06, 2012
The AMWU has elected a new leadership team in the wake of former National Secretary Dave Oliver&rsqu...

Bittersweet outcome for Darrell Lea workers | Sep 06, 2012
After almost two months of uncertainty AMWU members at iconic confectioner Darrell Lea have been gre...

$30,000 fine for teenager’s workplace death sends no message on safety | Aug 17, 2012
A $30,000 fine for the employer of a 15-year-old boy killed in a horrific workplace accident sends n...

Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Taskforce Report: Our chance to get work back in Australian factories now and get a national plan | Aug 16, 2012
The Prime Minister’s Taskforce presents a significant opportunity to implement a National Manu...

Qantas engineering delegates prepare to maintain wages and conditions | Aug 14, 2012
AMWU delegates working for Qantas Engineering have put the restructures of 2012 behind them and begu...

More local ways for miners to access skills and train Australians | Aug 09, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has welcomed comments by Skills Minister, Chris Ev...

Aircrew ready to elevate outstanding allowance fight | Aug 06, 2012
A key provider of security and emergency air services in Australia’s far north will soon be fo...

Fair Work Review must make manufacturing smarter, not embark on a race to the bottom | Aug 03, 2012
The AMWU says the Fair Work Review and the Government’s response must address the industry&rsq...

Win for Cochlear workers on good faith bargaining orders – Time for Fair Work laws to back them up | Aug 03, 2012
Cochlear workers will be relieved Fair Work Australia has upheld a series of good faith bargaining o...

New law delivers paid leave for dads | Aug 02, 2012
After decades of campaigning and agitation by the union movement, Dads-to-be can look forward to new...

APV closure a test for government commitment to manufacturing | Aug 01, 2012
The closure of Melbourne-based APV Automotive Components by administrators today, is an opportun...

Hundreds of jobs hit in Kurnell closure: NSW needs a plan for local jobs and industry | Jul 26, 2012
Caltex’s decision to close its Kurnell refinery is a blow to skilled trades jobs in NSW, with ...

Darrell Lea workers thank Australian shoppers for support | Jul 24, 2012
Workers at the embattled confectionery company, Darrell Lea, have publicly thanked Australia for sup...

Retired members get active online with new blog site | Jul 19, 2012
A retired compositor, Father of the Chapel and life-long union activist from South Australia is keep...

Darrell Lea future still uncertain | Jul 18, 2012
160 manufacturing jobs are still hanging in the balance at confectionery manufacturer Darrell Lea, h...

AMWU flags generational opportunity to deal with asbestos | Jul 05, 2012
Unions, including the AMWU, have urged the Federal Government and other politicians to back reforms ...

Can a price on carbon create jobs? | Jul 05, 2012
Tim Ayres, AMWU NSW Secretary, tells manufacturers to focus on opportunities in clean energy and ne...

Vehicle Division head steps down after a lifetime of campaigning | Jul 03, 2012
After nearly 32 years as an elected full time official, AMWU National Vehicle Division Secretary Ian...

Australian manufacturing ready to embrace clean tech future | Jun 27, 2012
The Federal Government’s record multi-billion dollar investment in Australian jobs and industr...

AMWU demand Fairfax consult with workers | Jun 21, 2012
The AMWU has demanded that Fairfax not implement changes until it consults its workforce, and this h...

Qantas Engineering on unpiloted mystery flight, as Sydney component maintenance shuts down | Jun 21, 2012
Unions today questioned what strategy is in place at Qantas, as the company announced further job lo...

Thales workers to benefit from new collective approach | Jun 19, 2012
A landmark agreement recently secured by AMWU members at engineering company Thales Australia, will ...

No consultation, no discussion: Fairfax’s announcement a disgrace | Jun 19, 2012
The AMWU has described the botched announcement of 1900 job cuts across media company Fairfax as dis...

Fairfax job cuts devastating as company treats workers with contempt | Jun 19, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union will take Fairfax to Fair Work Australia to seek an expla...

Ships, trains and submarines — can we build them here? | Jun 14, 2012
Tim Ayres, the NSW secretary for the AMWU, wishes Clive Palmer and other mining giants would give lo...

AMWU flags doubts over skills development plan for Defence materiel | Jun 13, 2012
A discussion paper aimed at addressing the future of skills development in the Australian defence in...

Metalworker Graham makes a new life | Jun 13, 2012
Twelve months ago life was very different for Graham Pilson. The 37-year-old AMWU member from Bathur...

Too many of Australia’s apprentices quitting due to poor wages | Jun 07, 2012
Despite providing the skills for our future, Australia's apprentices would be better paid flipping b...

Mining sector workers receive fairer share of profits | May 31, 2012
Workers at a parts warehouse in the booming coal mining community of Muswellbrook, New South Wales h...

Employers will be hit with ‘top-up’ insurance claim if workers comp slashed: AMWU | May 25, 2012
Manufacturing employers will be hit with industrial claims for top-up insurance if injured workers&r...

Jobs before mining interests | May 25, 2012
The AMWU has demanded mining companies be contractually obliged to first train and employ Australian...

Manufacturing workplace fatality a tragic reminder of industry dangers | May 24, 2012
The death of a metal worker in Sydney’s west early this morning is a dark day for NSW manufact...

Clive`s Titanic mistake - Australia`s maritime industry is thriving | May 23, 2012
The AMWU has offered to take mining billionaire Clive Palmer on a tour of local shipbuilding facilit...

Australian Manufacturing to take advantage of ‘fair go’ process in $10 billion CEFC: AMWU | May 23, 2012
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has today welcomed the decision by the Federal Governmen...

Government must intervene in Qantas aircraft maintenance decision | May 23, 2012
The AMWU has slammed a decision by Qantas to sack hundreds of engineering workers this week, saying ...

Qantas delegates warn politicians national interest and security at risk | May 16, 2012
Maintenance delegates from the Our Future at Qantas campaign visited Canberra last week to emphasise...

High Court asbestos decision welcomed but have lessons been learnt? | May 04, 2012
The AMWU has welcomed the decision by the High Court of Australia in finding James Hardie Directors ...

Equality dispute may disrupt Hunter coal exports | Apr 26, 2012
Workers maintaining Hunter Valley coal trains have begun striking as part of on-going industrial act...

Don`t sink the Submarine industry | Apr 20, 2012
Australia's national interest will be best served by building the next class of our submarines here,...

May Day rallies still going strong | Apr 17, 2012
It’s an institution that remains sacrosanct for many AMWU members across Australia.  So m...

MAY DAY EVENTS 2012 | Apr 11, 2012
New South Wales SydneyMarch: Sunday, May 6th. Assemble Hyde Park North. March commences promptly at ...

Cochlear workers take action to test Fair Work bargaining laws | Apr 05, 2012
Bargaining for a new collective agreement can often take months, but after 5 years of trying to nego...

Cochlear workers test Fair Work laws after five-year wait for collective deal | Mar 19, 2012
Fair Work Australia will today begin hearing a case brought by the AMWU over the failure of ear impl...

Our Future at Qantas: A plan to keep Aussie jobs where they belong | Mar 19, 2012
The Qantas Engineers Alliance – comprising some of the nation’s biggest trade unions &nd...

Update from AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver | Mar 09, 2012
Dave Oliver writes to AMWU members explaining his decision to run for ACTU Secretary. “There h...

Sydney Airport workers look to maintain pay and conditions | Mar 08, 2012
AMWU maintenance workers at Australia’s busiest airport could take industrial action next week...

Albury lose 80 auto manufacturing jobs | Mar 01, 2012
Automatic transmission manufacturer DSI has announced it will shed 80 jobs from its assembly plant i...

Jobs and communities will go unless food processing issues confronted | Mar 01, 2012
Food workers from across the country have descended on Canberra this week to urge federal parliament...

Companies must declare use of dangerous chemicals | Feb 23, 2012
In nine years as an AMWU delegate Les Takacs has had to ban dangerous chemicals from his shop floor ...

O’Farrell steps up offensive against NSW workers | Feb 23, 2012
The O’Farrell Government has stepped up its offensive against the working people of NSW by att...

Packaging takeover could cost hundreds of jobs, warns AMWU | Feb 22, 2012
A move by the world’s largest packaging company to takeover a rival business could come at the...

Unions call on Qantas to support local jobs and keep maintenance onshore | Feb 16, 2012
The Qantas Engineers’ Alliance – representing all aircraft engineers at Qantas – i...

AMWU takes aim at supermarket duo | Feb 15, 2012
The AMWU last week gave a scathing assessment of Australia’s powerful supermarket duopoly duri...

"Everything on the line" in Newcastle | Feb 13, 2012
Newcastle fitters working for a rich global mining equipment manufacturer will this week intensify i...

Auto workers drive message to Canberra | Feb 09, 2012
AMWU members from across Australia’s three car companies have this week visited Canberra to ur...

Auto workers petition parliament to match commitments to Australian Industry | Jan 30, 2012
The AMWU has today launched a petition calling on all members of Federal Parliament to continue supp...

New poll reveals significant level of support for manufacturing in Australia | Jan 23, 2012
New research has revealed the high level of public support for manufacturing in Australia, including...

AMWU News in Brief 23/1 - 27/1 | Jan 23, 2012
Monday the 23rd of January 2011 On Monday afternoon Toyota confirmed it would cut 350 jobs from its ...

AMWU tells DIAC to get 457-visa process right | Dec 22, 2011
The AMWU has called on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to overhaul the consulta...

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy holiday season after a successful year | Dec 22, 2011
After a long but successful year, I would like to pass on the best wishes of the AMWU National Counc...

High Court ruling slams James Hardie bid to limit compo | Dec 16, 2011
An attempt by James Hardie to undermine 20,000 future asbestos compensation cases has been rejected ...

Australians deserve choice and clear labeling at the supermarket | Dec 09, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has called for clear Country-of-Origin Labeling laws (CoO...

Cochlear mocks good faith bargaining system: AMWU | Dec 08, 2011
The AMWU will challenge ear implant manufacturer Cochlear in Fair Work Australia over its failure to...

AMWU upgrades manufacturing policy at ALP conference | Dec 08, 2011
The ALP’s 46th National Conference met in Sydney last weekend, with 21 representatives from th...

Members protest in McEwen, Lindsay and Eden Monaro next | Dec 08, 2011
AMWU members working in the Department of Defence have intensified their ongoing campaign for a fair...

Canada’s asbestos export must end, says AMWU | Dec 01, 2011
The AMWU has demanded Canada end the export of asbestos to developing countries, during a rare meeti...

Careers to take flight under new aircrew agreement | Nov 24, 2011
A major pay rise and a structured career path are some of the wins secured by aircrew personnel from...

Submarine contracts provide the chance to train a generation and build a world class industry | Nov 24, 2011
 The AMWU welcomed reports on Thursday this week that the Australian Government is moving to fa...

Pacific trade deal must be open to scrutiny | Nov 17, 2011
By Dave OliverThis week the latest free trade agreement – the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreem...

Arbitration is the new black: Oliver | Nov 11, 2011
AMWU National Secretary, Dave Oliver, has told a conference of industrial relations experts that the...

Book industry to start a new chapter with major reforms | Nov 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Book Industry Strategy Group's recommendations for a reform of the Austral...

Melbourne maintenance workers vote for new alliance | Nov 08, 2011
AMWU members at the Qantas maintenance hanger in Melbourne have joined colleagues in Brisbane and Sy...

Unions combine to secure Qantas engineering jobs | Nov 04, 2011
The AMWU is part of a powerful new alliance between the three major maintenance and engineering unio...

More women, better outcomes says visiting Indonesian unionist | Oct 27, 2011
The leader of an Indonesian trade union that increased the number of women in leadership roles has e...

International print unionist positive about future | Oct 13, 2011
A leading international print unionist says the future of printing, packaging and graphical industri...

Union welcomes aboard important helicopter aircrew | Oct 13, 2011
AMWU members in the helicopter sector of Australia’s aviation industry are building their coll...

Business stuck in the past with campaign against clean energy jobs plans | Oct 10, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union says the business coalition ‘Manufacturing A...

Jobs Forum delivers win for Australian manufacturing | Oct 07, 2011
The Prime Minister’s decision to require local content statements from companies in receipt of...

Future jobs forum must focus on manufacturing | Oct 03, 2011
Australian manufacturing unions will use this week’s Future Jobs Forum to continue the push fo...

Sensis: a new generation of AMWU print members | Sep 29, 2011
On the fifth-story of a modern Melbourne office building sits a passionate and committed union colle...

AMWU members mount defence of wages | Sep 22, 2011
AMWU members in the Department of Defence have forecast further industrial action across the country...

Landmark legal challenge taken by union against Visy over safety | Sep 15, 2011
The AWMU has launched action in the Federal Court to protect a member who is facing disciplinary act...

Asbestos threat stops work in Newcastle coal loader | Sep 15, 2011
AMWU members working on a coal-loader construction site at Kooragang Island have returned to work af...

Manufacturing unions welcome jobs forum | Sep 11, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Australian Workers’ Union have welco...

Vale Fred Thompson | Sep 09, 2011
The AMWU this week farewelled Fred Thompson, a union stalwart, socialist, and legend of the Australi...

10 years later, final Ansett redundancy payments made | Sep 08, 2011
Former AMWU members at Ansett Airlines have welcomed a final entitlement payment of $5.3 million to ...

Manufacturing must benefit from mining boom | Sep 01, 2011
The AMWU this week stepped-up its fight for local manufacturing, calling for more action from the go...

Membership grows as shipbuilding returns to Newcastle | Aug 31, 2011
Australia’s once mighty shipbuilding sector is experiencing a resurgence in Newcastle - bringi...

BlueScope maintenance workers still unsure about future | Aug 25, 2011
AMWU maintenance workers at BlueScope Steel’s Western Port in Hastings say they still don&rsqu...

Tragic Day: 1400 job losses at BlueScope | Aug 25, 2011
Up to 1400 workers at BlueScope’s Port Kembla and Western Port operations will lose their jobs...

Will the mining boom send manufacturing bust? | Aug 24, 2011
An international expert has diagnosed Australia’s manufacturing sector with a severe case of t...

East Africa Famine Appeal - Please give generously | Aug 24, 2011
Donations can be made through Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA to assist victims of the famine in the Horn of...

Bluescope job losses strengthen call for action on manufacturing | Aug 22, 2011
The push from Australian manufacturing unions for a broad-based agenda to support domestic manufactu...

Amcor members maintain fight for better redundancy provisions | Aug 19, 2011
Members from packaging company Amcor in Thomastown, Victoria, will enter their third week of industr...

AMWU women prepared to break the perspex ceiling | Aug 18, 2011
Women from AMWU workplaces across NSW and the ACT gathered at the state’s first ever womens co...

Newcastle team full steam ahead as industry booms | Aug 17, 2011
One of the AMWU’s oldest regional offices is proving to be the fastest growing as Newcastle an...

Towards equal opportunity for blue-collar women workers | Aug 12, 2011
The fight for equal opportunity for women in the workplace must move beyond the narrow focus on com...

Back to the Future | Aug 11, 2011
By Andrew Dettmer, State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The Gayndah museum is h...

SPC closure another devastating blow for Goulburn valley | Aug 09, 2011
A decision by SPC to cut 150 jobs across its three Goulburn Valley operations today will be a devast...

Largest survey of Australian workers to contribute to future campaigns | Aug 04, 2011
More than 41,000 Australian workers from all industries will help shape future workplace campaigns t...

Officials move into action on climate plan | Aug 04, 2011
AMWU officials from around the country have gathered in Melbourne this week to discuss the future of...

Top climate scientist urges unionists to support action | Aug 04, 2011
One of Australia’s leading climate scientists has told a national gathering of AMWU officials ...

Lab workers put pay and conditions to the test | Jul 27, 2011
Workers at one of Australia’s largest and richest laboratory testing companies are fighting ...

Do you have questions about climate change or the price on carbon pollution? | Jul 26, 2011
Do you want to know what makes scientists so sure climate change is caused by humans?Do you want to ...

Power station members call for long-term valley plan | Jul 22, 2011
AMWU members from Victoria’s La Trobe Valley have met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to tal...

Nuclear agency staff launch protest over delayed pay agreement | Jul 21, 2011
An industrial showdown is looming between workers at Australia’s highly respected nuclear safe...

Check your pay slip today | Jul 14, 2011
Workers should check they are not missing out on wage increases which should have automatically come...

Tea workers brew their first collective agreement | Jul 14, 2011
Tea manufacturers in Adelaide’s south, some casual for up to 20 years, have begun a campaign t...

Carbon package delivers for Australian manufacturing | Jul 10, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed the Federal Government’s historic $15 billion investment in jobs, announ...

Shameful company robs print workers of entitlements | Jul 08, 2011
This weeks closure of Australia’s largest envelope manufacturer has sparked calls from the AMW...

Defence members return fire to management | Jul 08, 2011
A joint union campaign to stop wage cuts within the Department of Defence has had a win, with a nati...

History of AMWU receives international recognition | Jun 30, 2011
One of the precursor unions to the AMWU, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, has had its first min...

A message to the Canadian Consulate on Canada Day July 1st 2011 | Jun 29, 2011
For many Canadians this years Canada day will be one of embarrassment and disbelief as they grapple ...

Anti-dumping campaign achieves change | Jun 23, 2011
An AMWU campaign to stop illegal dumping has made inroads with the announcement this week that the F...

Support asbestos awareness in S-E Asia | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU is calling on members to give generously to asbestos awareness education campaigns in South...

New agreements to boost conditions across Hunter | Jun 22, 2011
The AMWU has secured a series of union collective agreements that boost pay and conditions at Thomas...

Chance to win $1,000 in Working Australia Census 2011 | Jun 16, 2011
Tens of thousands of workers have taken part in the Working Australia Census, which is underway ri...

Sunstate Coatings guilty of targeting AMWU members | Jun 16, 2011
A Queensland fabrication company has been slammed by the Federal Court for breaching the Freedom ...

AMWU strengthens solidarity with Filipino union KMU | Jun 08, 2011
AMWU officials who recently took part in Filipino May Day protests say the union should continue its...

Riding a wave of clean technology jobs | Jun 07, 2011
Wave power has been explored as an energy source since the late 19th century but one Australian inno...

Members say ‘yes’ to creating jobs in clean technology | Jun 07, 2011
Hundreds of AMWU members attended action on climate change rallies held around the country on the we...

AMWU slams Abbott over plans to destroy job opportunities in clean tech manufacturing | Jun 03, 2011
The AMWU has taken out ads in every major tabloid newspaper today, slamming Tony Abbott’s re...

Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? | Jun 03, 2011
Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? AMWU members are lead...

Heinz leaves loyal regional workforce in the dark | Jun 02, 2011
The future of Heinz workers from rural Victoria and Wagga Wagga remains uncertain after a meeting on...

AMWU welcomes safety recommendations at ANSTO nuclear facility | May 30, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed a review into safety at ANSTO Health tabled in Federal Parliament today that r...

Manufacturing: Australia’s Future campaign gets attention of politicians | May 20, 2011
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Federal Member for La Trobe Laura Smyth visited AMW...

More Bushmasters for Bendigo | May 12, 2011
The AMWU has welcomed an announcement by Defence Minister Stephen Smith that 101 Bendigo Bushmasters...

Private ferries bad news for Sydney commuters, workers | May 11, 2011
The NSW Government’s announcement it will outsource the operation and maintenance of Sydney Fe...

Federal budget: New mentoring program for 40 000 apprentices will help lift completion rates | May 10, 2011
Tens of thousands of apprentices will benefit from a new mentoring program announced in this week&rs...

Print numbers reveal Telstra to stop delivering White Pages to households | May 09, 2011
Telstra is secretly planning to stop universal delivery of metropolitan White Pages telephone direct...

Memorial day for workers who never came home | Apr 28, 2011
AMWU members across Australia joined bereaved relatives and work safety campaigners in marking Inter...

Stalled negotiations drive bus workers to take action | Apr 15, 2011
Maintenance workers from ACTION buses in Canberra will continue with industrial action this weekend ...

Newspaper workers maintain important protections | Mar 28, 2011
Rural Press workers in regional NSW and Victoria have withstood moves to remove their long-standing ...

Hunter can lead transition to low-carbon industrial future | Mar 24, 2011
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has welcomed the Keneally Government’s commitment t...

Manufacturing: Our Future campaign targets Government to keep jobs promises | Mar 20, 2011
The AMWU this week launched a national television and online campaign to put manufacturing back on L...

100th International Women's Day celebrates women at work | Mar 09, 2011
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Korean unionist warns of "casualisation cancer" | Feb 28, 2011
A visiting Korean unionist has warned AMWU members international moves towards casual labour in the ...

Carbon price must be matched with jobs plan | Feb 24, 2011
The AMWU says the Federal Government must match its move to set a price on carbon pollution with inv...

Regional printers shred Fairfax agreement | Feb 17, 2011
AMWU members in the newspaper industry are resisting an attempt by Fairfax Media to reduce pay and c...

Workers beat text message roster | Feb 10, 2011
Underpaid tech workers who were being informed of their roster via text message will be entitled to ...

AMWU reaches out to new members in 2011 | Feb 07, 2011
Non-union and low-paid workplaces will be a key focus of the AMWU’s Growth campaign in 2011. &...

Government should dump obsession with budget surplus, not industry programs | Jan 27, 2011
AMWU National Secretary Dave Oliver congratulated the Prime Minister for her determination to help ...

AMWU donates $20,000 to flood appeal and creates account | Jan 14, 2011
The Queensland Branch of the AMWU has called on union members around Australia to support Queenslan...

Qantas delegate returns home with new perspective | Jan 07, 2011
The annual AMWU scholarship created to honour the life of NT Organiser Steve Milne has been heralded...

Lives at risk without Asbestos register | Oct 11, 2010
The AMWU has backed calls by a leading asbestos researcher, to set up a register of contaminated N...

Election 2010: AMWU members campaign for jobs, security and rights at work | Aug 20, 2010
As Saturday’s vote approaches, AMWU members, delegates and officials are highlighting the st...

Liberal tax policy announcement bad news for workers, good news for millionaires | Aug 10, 2010
The Liberal’s recently announced tax policy would mean that workers on average income would ...

Tony Abbott`s manufacturing policies will cost 100 000 Australian jobs | Aug 05, 2010
Tony Abbott’s plan to gut programs like Enterprise Connect centres will hurt innovation, emp...

Gillard: "We will protect workers' entitlements" | Aug 04, 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that a re-elected Labor Government would protect worke...

Abbott: WorkChoices not dead, just getting ‘tweaked’ | Jul 23, 2010
Tony Abbott has let the cat out of the bag on WorkChoices, only hours after declaring it ‘d...

How will changes to health and safety laws help or harm you? | Sep 16, 2009
Watch this short video on some of the changes that could affect you and join in the campaign.

Win for Cochlear workers as AIRC upholds original decision | Jan 23, 2009
The full bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Committee has upheld the original decision to ...

Power workers tell Old Macdonald ‘Don’t sell the farm’ | Jul 10, 2008
Power workers walked off the job at the Munmorah and Vales Point power stations on the NSW central c...

Local MPs face public backlash over privatisation | May 01, 2008
AMWU members in the Newcastle area have spent the week leading up to the Labor Party state conferenc...

Electric rally shocks privatisation agenda | Feb 26, 2008
Thousands of power workers and community members have demonstrated at Parliament House warning of th...

Electricity campaign powers up | Dec 20, 2007
AMWU members have voted to campaign against the New South Wales Government's plans to privatise the ...

AMWU backs Gillard ban on safety cop-out | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU has welcomed Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s moratorium to halt companies reduc...

Public power to fight power privatisation | Dec 13, 2007
The AMWU is preparing to launch a public campaign to oppose the privatisaton of the power industry i...

Delegates raise RTW issues with Minister at NSW H&S conference | Nov 11, 2007
Over 150 AMWU Health and Safety committee members, reps and union delegates attended the NSW Annual ...

WorkChoices gatecrashes Cochlear AGM | Oct 25, 2007
Cochlear shareholders and board members got a dose of workers’ rights this week as workers fro...