Union Win: Senators see the light on redundancy rights
The AMWU has won the support of crossbench Senators to stop the Abbott Government slashing the FEGS scheme. FEGS – the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Scheme – is legislation that ensures that companies must pay out the entitlements of workers abandoned by employers who go bust. A joint delegation with the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union […]
Korean Free Trade Deal risks Australian Jobs
Although not passed through the Senate yet, the Korean-Australian Free Trade Agreement, known as KAFTA, is poised to be green lighted and this is real cause for concern for Australian jobs and industry.AMWU National Secretary Paul Bastian came out swinging at both the Coalition Government and the ALP who have also jumped on board, stating […]
Union Helps Future Print Jobs
Union member Kanwar Sandhu is among 194 new apprentices pressing ahead into a hi-tech future as the AMWU-backed Future Print training program continues to exceed its targets.He is gradually mastering a huge flexographic press turning out 80,000 metres of coloured packaging every shift, at Amcor Flexibles in Melbourne. It’s one of 97 businesses to have […]
Sweet outcome for sacked confectionary member
Employers in future will be forced to think twice before they callously try to throw injured workers on the scrapheap after the AMWU won a landmark damages case for a Victorian member.The union this week gained final agreement from Cadbury (now Mondelez) to pay Edmund Dziurbas $231,000 in damages for lost earnings after his dismissal […]
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