Workers call for help on Alcoa bullying
The workforce at Alcoa in WA has asked the State Government for an urgent WorkSafe inquiry into the company’s dictatorial management style, due to concerns it is causing an epidemic of serious mental health issues.A petition was organised by the AMWU before the recent asbestos scare, and was signed by 554 workers across Alcoa’s five […]
Glenys prize makes all workers winners
Glenys Lindner’s dedication to helping people via the union movement’s foreign aid arm APHEDA has earned her a $1000 prize for selling most raffle tickets but it’s far from a one-off effort for this outgoing AMWU member.Improving working lives in developing nations has become central to Glenys and her sister Robyn McQueeney since 2009, with […]
Time for Canberra to limit Holden jobs damage
Holden’s decision to impose forced redundancies on its workforce for the first time has been described by the AMWU as a sad day for our members, Adelaide and the nation.The company confirmed that it had failed to attract sufficient volunteers for its latest round of 270 redundancies at its Elizabeth plant, meaning some of the […]
Budget fix fails nation’s future
This year’s Federal Budget is a short-term political fix that does nothing to assist the industries that are the prime drivers of jobs growth and innovation.The two-year sugar-hit to small business in tax write-offs is nowhere near enough to stimulate longer-term job growth in areas of high unemployment and the Abbott Government again fails to […]
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