PYNE BETRAYS SA SHIPBUILDERS: ASC ANNOUNCES 197 JOBS CUT
Minister Pyne and the Turnbull Government have betrayed shipbuilders by not standing by their commitment to transition jobs of South Australian shipbuilders to future projects. The Minister has reneged by not consulting with workers and their representatives, as the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) has just announced 197 jobs cuts. The union understands the bulk of […]
Solidarity for Jailed Korean Trade Unionists
Today in Sydney and Melbourne Australia, hundreds of unionists joined the ITCU International day of action rallied in support of jailed Korean trade union leader Han Sang-gyun.Han is the former president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU and is still serving a three-year sentence in Hwasung Correction Centre. Mr Han lead the trade union against […]
Electric Car Plant would be a boon for Holden Site
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has strongly welcomed news that GFC Alliance boss Mr Sanjeev Gupta is considering investing in an electric car plant at the Holden site in Elizabeth, South Australia. “Any investment in manufacturing is welcome and electric cars are the future,” said AMWU State Secretary John Camillo. “We have highly skilled, […]
Out-of-touch CEOs lecture workers from yacht decks
Australia’s richest individuals recently gathered for the KPMG Couta Boat Classic in Victoria. The event has become an annual litmus test for what leading CEOs are prioritising for the following year. Last year’s classic was headlined by JB Hi-Fi CEO, Richard Murray, stating that the abolition of weekend penalty rates would be a priority for corporate Australia in […]
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