The West printers ink crucial EA deal
Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union members at the West Australian Newspaper have secured a new Enterprise Agreement that protects critical redundancy entitlements while guaranteeing a two per cent annual pay rise for four years.Against a backdrop of uncertainty as the West’s owner SevenWest Media prepares to buy out the Murdoch-owned Sunday Times, AMWU printers have voted […]
Why Griffin needs Collie as much as Collie needs Griffin
Mick Murray MLA is a former underground mineworker and AMWU shop steward. He is now Member for Collie-Preston and a Shadow Minister. He has spent a lifetime fighting for the working people of Collie and the South-West. This is his take on the ongoing conflict between the coal industry and employees. “The decision to slash Griffin […]
Barnett Government refuses to stand up for Collie coal mine workers
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has commended the Member for Collie Mick Murray for his show of support in Parliament yesterday, of workers at the Premier coal mine in Collie, and condemned Treasurer Mike Nahan for refusing to intervene in wage negotiations that will see workers cop pay cuts of up $50,000.Premier Coal, which […]
Mental health issues take toll as Fair Work Commission’s Griffin decision leaves Collie in limbo
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is extremely concerned about the mental health of Griffin workers’ in the aftermath of the unprecedented Fair Work Commission decision to cancel the Griffin Coal Maintenance Enterprise Agreement, and hand Lanco the power to reduce maintenance workers pay by 43 percent.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is extremely concerned […]
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