UNION TO CHALLENGE MCCAIN LOCKOUT
JULY 29, 2021 – Workers at McCain Foods in Tasmania have been locked out for the second time in two weeks. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is preparing to challenge the lawfulness of the lockout.Workers at the plant and their union the AMWU say management have chosen to escalate the situation rather than resolve it […]
PORTER SAT IDLE, DID NOTHING TO FIX ABUSE OF FEG SCHEME
JUNE 2, 2021 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) are outraged former Attorney- General Christian Porter and his Department knew of printing giant Ovato’s plans to restructure and did nothing to protect workers. The union representing print manufacturing workers at Ovato who were forced to apply to have their redundancies paid through the Fair Entitlement […]
BUDGET
MAY 11, 2021 – The Morrison Government’s Budget has failed manufacturing workers, delivering no significant spending or investment in our manufacturing sector say the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU).This Budget has failed to deliver any new investment in safe, secure, highly skilled, and fairly paid manufacturing jobs. The government is yet to announce any spending as […]
TASSIE ESSENTIAL FOOD WORKERS SAY NO TO FROZEN WAGE OFFER
JULY 20, 2021 – Essential food workers at McCain Foods in Tasmania who’ve kept food on the table during a pandemic are being threatened with being locked out over a call for better pay and conditions.McCain Foods workers called on the frozen food giant for better pay and conditions after four years of being left out […]
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