United Nations falls short on asbestos
The AMWU has played a proud part in fighting the scourge of deadly chrysotile asbestos in a global union and community campaign this week at the United Nations in Switzerland.The union gained international publicity in highlighting the failure of the UN’s Rotterdam Convention to list white asbestos as a carcinogen, despite overwhelming evidence that it […]
Bipartisan betrayal of FIFO workers
The AMWU is extremely concerned about the impact on Fly In – Fly Out workers from Labor’s support of the Abbott Government move to change the Zone Tax Offset.FIFO workers – and also Drive In–Drive Out workers – who spend more than 183 days a year working in remote areas are currently able to claim […]
$2 billion bonanza for rail
AMWU members are celebrating after our campaign in the lead up to the Victorian election paid off with $2 billion allocated for the rail industry in the recent State Budget. The AMWU has called on all state governments to seize the huge opportunity flowing from this historic investment to kick-start an integrated national rail industry. The Victorian Government has […]
Fair Go Long Overdue on Overtime
Do you wonder whether those extra overtime hours the boss pressured you to work were really worth it? Well, this week the union kicked off a legal campaign for better overtime conditions.The union is running a case in the Fair Work Commission aimed at ensuring that if an employer wants you to do overtime and […]
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