My Istanbul eye-opener
By ANDREW KINLOCH, Printer at News Limited, Adelaide I’ve been a night shift delegate for three years and I was fortunate enough to have been selected to help represent our union overseas at an international printing meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the main four-yearly meeting of UNI Graphical and Packaging, the global peak union […]
ACTU Congress: Rosie Batty backs domestic violence leave
THE AMWU has joined the ACTU in welcoming the support of domestic violence campaigner and Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, to give millions of Australian workers access to 10 days domestic violence leave.Ms Batty joined Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Tanya Plibersek MP, as guests at the Women’s Lunch of the ACTU Congress. Later […]
Coalminers dig deep for new memorial
A moving memorial to mine workers who have lost their lives on central Queensland’s coal fields looks set to become reality thanks to a big fund-raising effort by AMWU members.Queensland Coal Shop Stewards recently presented a $90,000 cheque from our union to the progress committee of the coal town of Moura, where the memorial to […]
Bringing leave into the 21st century
The union’s Victorian branch is campaigning hard for workers in transient industries the opportunity to take their leave entitlements with them between jobs. “More and more workers are employed on short term contracts, labour hire or have to move employers regularly – and these workers deserve the right to accrue the benefits of entitlements like annual […]
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