publications

Below are versions of AMWU publications that you can print to distribute at your workplace.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 23/02/2012 PDF
Unions call on qantas to keep maintenance jobs in Australia; Packaging takeover could cost hundreds of jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/02/2012 PDF
Strong union collective leads to major win at former AWA site; "Everything on the line" in Newcastle; AMWU takes aim at supermarket duo

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/02/2012PDF
Auto workers drive message home to Abbott and government; Perth Metal workers put heat to new agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/02/2012PDF
Abbott must stop playing games with 200 000 auto jobs; Manufacturing jobs lost as Mortein heads off-shore.

Coal Industry - Long Service Leave FlyerPDF
The Federal Parliament recently passed new legislation relating to long service leave in the coal industry. The new legislation represents some of the most significant changes to the scheme since its inception.

Long Service Leave in the Black Coal Mining IndustryPDF
This brochure contains information about long service leave, effective 1 January 2012. It takes into account changes that were made to long service leave from this date.

WA Printing Division Nomination FormPDF

WA Election NoticePDF

Vic Election NoticePDF

AMWU Weekly E-News - 22/12/2011PDF
Holiday message from National Secretary, Dave Oliver; High court ruling slams James Hardie bid to limit compo; AMWU tells DIAC to get 457-visa process right.

Auto industry update - December 2011PDF
AMWU METAL and TSA Division members from across the Auto Industry came together at a well attended meeting to discuss a range of urgent industrial issues.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/12/2011PDF
Unionised NT apprentices organise first collective agreement.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/12/2011PDF
AMWU members making the silent transition to clean technology; Cochlear mocks good faith bargaining system; AMWU upgrades manufacturing policy at ALP conference.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/12/2011PDF
QLD applauds makeup of steering committee for industry reform; Victorian metals welcome big win in latest bargaining round; Canada’s asbestos export must end.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/11/2011PDF
Careers to take flight under new aircrew agreement; Darwin AMWU members looking forward to Inpex gas project; Sub contracts should go to Australia.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/11/2011PDF
RAA mechanics use a mix of new and old union tools; Technicians keep pay and conditions on the radar; Pacific trade deal must be open to scrutiny - by Dave Oliver – AMWU National Secretary.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/11/2011PDF
Arbitration is the new black: Oliver; Book industry to start a new chapter with major reforms; Have your say on insecure work.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/11/2011PDF
Unions combine to secure Qantas engineering jobs; Hastings Deering workers stand up for fair share.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/10/2011PDF
Rich chocolate, poor wages: Haigh’s members call for a better deal; More women, better outcomes says visiting Indonesian unionist; Outdated drug testing plan will fail caterpillar workers.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 20/10/2011PDF
Plastic makers stick together to demand a better workplace; Women unionists honour past and look to the future.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 13/10/2011PDF
Union welcomes aboard important helicopter aircrew; Clean technology future must be made in Australia; AMWU angry at latest cuts to regional Fairfax workers.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 06/10/2011PDF
Jobs forum delivers win for Australian manufacturing; Local content and real productivity on AMWU agenda for jobs forum; Food production and maintenance unite to fight weak offer.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 29/09/2011PDF
Sensis: a new generation of AMWU print members; Future leaders invited to join Vic women’s conference.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 22/09/2011PDF
Defence Dept members rally for better wages; AMWU tells business to focus on management skills in productivity debate; Food industry workers win better training qualifications and prestigious award

AMWU Weekly E-News - 15/09/2011PDF
Landmark legal challenge taken by union against Visy over safety; Asbestos threat stops work in Newcastle coal loader; Mirabella and Coalition can’t see manufacturing jobs for the trees.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/09/2011PDF
Awful Orford talks up “business turn around"; 10 years later, final Ansett redundancy payments made; Taxpayers fund mining profits, while 1 million manufacturing workers miss out.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/09/2011PDF
Manufacturing must benefit from mining boom; Hostile mining company leaves union officials waiting in the rain; Membership grows as shipbuilding returns to Newcastle.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 25/08/2011PDF
Tragic day: 1400 job losses at BlueScope; Will the mining boom send manufacturing bust?; East Africa appeal: please give generously.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 18/08/2011PDF
AMWU women prepared to break the perspex ceiling; Newcastle team full steam ahead as industry booms; AMCOR members maintain fight for better redundancy provisions.

Breaking the perspex ceiling - towards equal opportunity for blue-collar women workersPDF
The fight for equal opportunity for women in the workplace must move beyond the narrow focus on company boards and extend to creating better jobs for women in blue collar industries, according to a report released by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union today.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 11/08/2011PDF
Major win for new packaging members; SPC closure another devastating blow for Goulburn valley; Back to the future.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 04/08/2011PDF
Officials move into action on climate change; Another victory for AMWU local content campaign in WA; Largest survey of Australian workers to contribute to future workplace campaigns.

Retired Members` Division Election NoticePDF

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/07/2011PDF
Chicken giant makes WorkChoices style sacking; Lab workers put pay and conditions to the test; Do you have questions about climate change or the price on carbon?

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/07/2011PDF
Power station members call for long term valley plan; Nuclear agency staff launch protest over delayed agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/07/2011PDF
Carbon package delivers for Australian Manufacturing; Tea workers brew their first collective agreement; Check your pay slip today.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 07/07/2011PDF
Shameful company robs print workers of entitlements; Defence members return fire to management.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 30/06/2011PDF
Submarine supervisors make move on collective agreement; History of AMWU receives international recognition; Send a message to the Canadian consulate on Canada Day July 1st.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 23/06/2011PDF
Anti-dumping campaign achieves change; New agreements to boost conditions across Hunter; Support asbestos awareness in S.E. Asia

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/06/2011PDF
Union takes climate change and jobs message to PM; Sunstate Coatings guilty of targeting AMWU members.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/06/2011PDF
Members say ‘yes’ to creating jobs in clean technology; Riding a wave of clean technology jobs; AMWU strengthens solidarity with Filipino union KMU.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/06/2011PDF
Heinz leaves loyal regional workforce in the dark; Have you had your say in Australia’s largest workers’ survey yet? AMWU slams Abbott over plans to destroy job opportunities in clean tech manufacturing.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 26/05/2011PDF
Migrant workers unite and organise for better pay; Manufacturing in SA gets back on track.

Skillsregister Tasmania FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

Skillsregister Queensland and Northern Territory FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

Skillsregister South Australia FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

Skillsregister Western Australia FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

Skillsregister Victoria FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

Skillsregister NSW FlyerPDF
Skillsregister.com.au is an online database for skilled workers in Australia which aims to make sure local workers get a chance at jobs before employers import workers on temporary 457 visas.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/05/2011PDF
Food members on a mission to build a better future; Manufacturing: Australia’s Future campaign gets attention of politicians; WA Government opposes WA jobs from WA resources; Last chance for tickets - Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA 2011 Raffle closes soon.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 12/05/2011PDF
Workers not told company was in administration; More Bushmasters for Bendigo; Print numbers reveal Telstra to stop delivering White Pages to households; Federal Budget: New mentoring program for 40 000 apprentices will help lift completion rate

AMWU Weekly E-News - 05/05/2011PDF
Queensland coal delegates look to mine new members; New climate change area added to AMWU website; Cuban educates members about his peoples struggles.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/04/2011 PDF
Memorial day for workers who never came home; KCA Maintenance workers take fight to Fairwork Australia; $10000 scholarships up for grabs for manufacturing workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/04/2011PDF
Bendigo's Bushmaster is worth fighting for; Construction skills shortages to damage manufacturing sector; Victorian metal members give generously to Easter appeal.

Free Han Sang KyunPDF
On 13 February 2010 Han Sang Kyun, Chairman of Ssangyong Motor Company Union was sentenced to four years in prison for leading a strike against mass sackings. We are campaigning for his release. We ask you to distribute this solidarity leaflet and support the campaign to free our comrades.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/04/2011PDF
Adelaide workers rally to support sacked 457-visa worker; Stalled negotiations drive bus workers to take action; Horror day for auto workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 07/04/2011PDF
Tech workers stand up to NEC and win; Help raise money in APHEDA's annual raffle

AMWU WA Newsletter April 2011 EditionPDF
WA Jobs from WA Resources; Campaign launched to fight construction blacklisting; May Day 2011

AMWU Weekly E-News - 31/03/2011PDF
Print workers win battle in Wagga; 380 Bosch workers face redundancy despite wage freeze

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/03/2011PDF
Manufacturing: Australia's Future campaign; Skills register fights WA blacklist; Hunter can lead transition to low-carbon industrial future; Union welcomes employer contribution to training scheme

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/03/2011PDF
Skills register launched to support local jobs; WA Rally a major success; AMWU slams Downer EDI over contract; Union members cut ice in Antarctica.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/03/2011PDF
WA fights for local jobs; International Women's Day celebrated by women workers; Auto workers get paid parental leave deal in SA

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/03/2011PDF
Success of Holden Cruze shows potential for low-carbon jobs; Korean unionist warns of 'casualisation cancer'; Carbon price must be matched with jobs plan

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/02/2011PDF
Apprentice system needs overhaul; Australians support Mexican unions' struggle

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/02/2011PDF
Print workers resist attack on pay and conditions in regional NSW; Lighting workers brigthen up workplace; Campaign to get WA jobs from WA resources

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/02/2011PDF
Auto workers stand firm in collective agreement negotiations; Underpaid tech workers beat text message roster system and win new agreement; AMWU Growth Teams reach out to low paid workers.

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/02/2011PDF
NT workers struggle against Rio Tinto roster changes; Chip workers win overdue overtime backpay in SA

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/01/2011PDF
Frigrite workers seek entitlements from new scheme; AMWU members help out with Qld floods; Ski workers get a lift from union membership

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/12/2010PDF
Organisers find what works best; Wishing you and your family a safe and happy holiday season

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/12/2010PDF
Juice workers taste sweet victory; 'Mamma mia, here we go again," say Sandvik workers; AMWU backs asbestos loan agreement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/12/2010PDF
Visy urged to stop undermining job security; AMWU lobbies for clean energy; Coal delegates unite to organise industry

AMWU Weekly E-News - 25/11/2010PDF
Science lab workers stand up for better conditions at work; White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women; Survey finds asbestos still a threat to Victorian workplaces

AMWU Weekly E-News - 18/11/2010PDF
Apprentices join the union and get more pay; Foxteq revisits the Hungry Mile; Workers herald new era at Holden

AMWU Weekly E-News - 11/11/2010PDF
Workers protest against Caterpillar sacking; AiGroup applies to cancel Christmas; Apprentices shafted in GFC

AMWU Weekly E-News - 04/11/2010PDF
AMWU included in major Asbestos review; Full steam ahead in Maryborough; Workers unite over Geelong Project Agreements

AMWU Weekly E-News - 28/10/2010PDF
Workers grill proposed agreement; AMWU attacks AiG lack of concern over entitlements; NSW solar program cuts jeopardise jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 21/10/2010PDF
Westgate bridge tragedy remembered; AMWU welcomes opportunity to participate in climate committee; National workplace health and safety laws must maintain the highest standards

AMWU Weekly E-News - 14/10/2010PDF
Lives at risk without asbestos register; Paid Parental Leave applications open

AMWU Weekly E-News - 07/10/2010PDF
CHC workers engineer a better deal on wages and conditions; A vision for the Australian union movement

AMWU Weekly E-News - 30/09/2010PDF
Defence workers meet with officials to maintain Australian jobs; Being the world's quarry is not enough

AMWU Weekly E-News - 23/09/2010PDF
Hundreds of workers rally to keep defence maintenance in Australia; Strong 'anti-dumping' laws protect manufacturing jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 16/09/2010PDF
Megabolt workers stick together for a fair deal; What's a fair wage increase these days?

AMWU Weekly E-News - 09/09/2010PDF
Omic workers join union for a better deal; Australian hybrid engine a boost for jobs and environment; New jobs at Holden and Futuris a welcome boost

AMWU Weekly E-News - 02/09/2010PDF
Megabolt workers fight to get off minimum wage; Collaborative approach needed for apprentice training; AMWU offers support for traditional land owners in WA

AMWU Weekly E-News - 26/08/2010PDF
Bluescope workers dig in for fight over new agreement; Visa worker issue re-emerges under potential Coalition government

AMWU Weekly E-News - 19/08/2010PDF
Sense of entitlements as poll approaches; Bonus scheme to relieve apprentice debt crisis; Election 2010: AMWU members campaign for jobs, security and rights at work

AMWU Weekly E-News - 12/08/2010PDF
AMWU members campaigning for entitlements, against WorkChoices; Liberal tax policy announcement bad news for workers, good news for millionaires; WorkChoices 'dead and buried'? Not in WA

AMWU Weekly E-News - 05/08/2010PDF
Gillard: 'We will protect workers' entitlements'; CMI workers gain competitive edge; Tony Abbott's manufacturing policies will strangle innovation and cost 100 000 Australian jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 22/07/2010PDF
Abbott: WorkChoices not dead, just getting 'tweaked'; Abbott's cuts will cost jobs and climate

AMWU Weekly E-News - 15/07/2010PDF
Call to connect climate change with jobs; National Foods workers win improved redundancies

AMWU Weekly E-News - 08/07/2010PDF
Workers on song in fight for jobs; CSR sale should fund asbestos compensation

AMWU Weekly E-News - 01/07/2010PDF
Let's make Australia asbestos-free; AMWU members welcome second shift at Holden; Breakthrough on mining tax maintains benefits for workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 24/06/2010PDF
Action at Forgacs brings company back to the table; AMWU welcomes Julia Gillard as Australia's first female Prime Minister; AMWU fighting for Forgecast workers' entitlements; New agreement for Ford workers

AMWU Weekly E-News - 17/06/2010PDF
Paid Parental Leave ready for delivery; Six months in limbo at Griffin Coal; Rio Tinto shameless about environmental damage, says AMWU

AMWU Weekly E-News - 10/06/2010PDF
AMWU supports equal pay for equal work; Sugar company won't offer sweetener; Manufacturing workers in the race for green jobs

AMWU Weekly E-News - 03/06/2010PDF
Mine bosses step up political campaign against tax; AMWU welcomes $26 minimum wage increase; Links forged between unionists in France and Australia; Tragic death followed by threats and intimidation

AMWU Weekly E-News - 27/05/2010PDF
Pensioners demand a fair go; AMWU slams announcement of QR buyout; AMWU seeking overtime compensation

AMWU Weekly E-News - 20/05/2010PDF
'Build it Here' campaign launched in NSW; Abbott can't be trusted on WorkChoices; Asbestos concerns justified by Fair Work Australia; Expansion of 'Manufacturing Matters' campaign

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