SPC CEO comments are a despicable attempt to use public fears over Coronavirus to force a bad deal on to the workforce
MARCH 5, 2020 – Workers at SPC have been fighting for a decent deal since August 2019, after the new owner tried to strip back their employment conditions, and have been trying to negotiate with their employer ever since.Workers have been negotiating to keep their existing conditions, with a basic cost of living adjustment. The […]
OVATO WORKERS LEFT CASHLESS FOR CHRISTMAS
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 – Up to 300 manufacturing workers will be left jobless and cashless over the Christmas break after Australia’s largest printing group Ovato applies for court permission to avoid paying redundancy. Ovato are trying to strip four of the companies in their group assets leaving behind 300 workers in the newly insolvent companies. The […]
AMWU Welcomes Labor’s Support for Manufacturing
MAY 11, 2020 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s focus on revitalising Australian manufacturing and investing in infrastructure as part of a COVID-19 recovery strategy. “This crisis has demonstrated the importance of having a domestic manufacturing industry” said AMWU National Secretary Paul Bastian. “Manufacturing has been vital to get us […]
UNION CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO CREATE SA JOBS BY BUILDING NEW FIRE TRUCKS HERE
JULY 14, 2020 – The union representing vehicle builders, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), is calling on the South Australian Government to invest in local jobs by building 25 new trucks for the CFS fleet here. Peter Bauer, the AMWU SA State Secretary, said that the union welcomed the Government’s announcement that they would be […]
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