Media releases

Last week’s Queensland Apprentice Conference proved that being an active union member can help you get the edge on your apprenticeship. A group of dedicated apprentices emerged from our Queensland Apprentice Conference last week asserting their right to improved training and greater fairness from employers to excel at their trades. The 25 apprentices at the […]

Last week, AMWU women from across Queensland came together to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing women in the manufacturing industry at the 2016 AMWU Women’s Conference. Check out our video wrap up of the 2016 Women’s Conference here. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘sisters empowering one another’. Four women members will […]

AMWU members have a number of growing concerns about UGL and their operations in the mining industry. As highly skilled tradespersons working in various skills and disciplines, the downturn of the local mining industry is of major concern to workers, families and our local communities.In Central Queensland, unemployment is high and property prices are still […]

The Queensland Government is currently developing an “Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap”. The Roadmap is designed to set a forward plan for the future of the manufacturing industry over the next 10 years, with a focus on innovation.    Click Here to read the AMWU’s submission on the future of Queensland manufacturing.People working in manufacturing understand the industry […]