China trade concern gets wider backing
A new television ad about the threat to jobs from the China free trade agreement hit screens this week as the union campaign against the deal picked up strength. The ad is paid for by the AMWU, CFMEU and ETU and started screening after the weekend’s ALP National Conference agreed to block the China deal […]
Honest verdict on new print apprenticeships
AMWU National Print Secretary Lorraine Cassin is predicting a bright future for the print and packaging industry as she encouraged an enthusiastic group of talented apprentices brought together this week by FuturePrint.The national Apprentices Forum gave 20 young people recruited through the FuturePrint program the opportunity to hear about both the workplace positives and areas […]
Union winds confidence in Pegasus wrangle
The AMWU will be a stronger union presence at Pegasus after taking the reigns on behalf of 10 employees which the Sydney print firm recently let go with inferior redundancy payments.Dozens of workers at the commercial digital printer have recently decided to join the union on the back of our campaign to double the redundancy […]
Jess gets the Drum on print skills
Jess McAuley had never discussed joining a union, but she can see the merit after discovering the AMWU’s co-operation with employers in developing competency-based apprenticeship like the one she is so enjoying.The AMWU’s central role in modernising apprenticeships through the FuturePrint program surprised many participants like Jess at this week’s FuturePrint apprentice forum, who said they […]
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