Growing Apprentice Strength a Winner in Wollongong
The union’s growth and outreach project for NSW Apprentices kicked off today with events at Wollongong TAFE.If you’re an apprentice and you’d like to learn more about the union, get in touch today through the website or Facebook. The union has hired two dedicated Apprentice Outreach Officers, Jack Brady and Pat Cooke, who will be travelling to […]
ship jobs lost as opportunity sinks
Despite hopes, the Abbott Government’s Budget gave nothing to defence shipbuildingInstead, just hours before Joe Hockey handed down the Budget, BAE Systems announced workforce cuts at the Williamstown Dockyard. It’s a kick in the face from a Budget titled “Jobs, Growth and Opportunity”. BAE said the lack of any new government orders caused its latest […]
ACTU Congress Unions back Better Future ‘blitz’
(Story courtesy Working Life website) The AMWU is among unions which have agreed to step up their fightback for fairness by building the ACTU into a campaigning machine to defeat the anti-worker agenda of conservative governments Australia-wide.The ACTU’s new Build A Better Future campaign will first put 21 full-time activists to work targeting the Abbott Government in marginal seats, […]
Qld members solid against Aurizon bullying
Queensland members at rail giant Aurizon are staying strong as the AMWU fights back against the potential loss of workplace conditions due to a Fair Work Commission decision to terminate their enterprise agreements rights.Rail unions this week launched a Federal Court appeal to reverse the ruling which strips members of protections against forced redundancy, giving […]
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