AMWU TO FIGHT FOR WORKERS’ PERSONAL LEAVE IN THE HIGH COURT TOMORROW
JULY 7, 2020 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) will be fighting for workers’ entitlement to 10 days personal leave in the High Court this week, as Mondelez and the Australian Government argue to cut that entitlement for shift workers.Decisions in both the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Court recognised shift workers’ entitlement to […]
Union disappointed in High Court sick leave decision
AUGUST 13, 2020 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is disappointed by today’s High Court decision in the matter of Cadbury-Mondelez vs AMWU. The High Court decision means that Australian shift workers are entitled to less than ten days personal leave each year.“While we respect the decision of the High Court, this is a obviously […]
Union says budget unimaginative
OCTOBER 6, 2020 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has slammed tonight’s Federal Budget as unambitious and unimaginative. The Union is calling for the Federal Government to reintroduce fully-funded universal free early childhood education, invest in our aged care system, and permanently raise the rate of JobSeeker while abolishing mutual obligations.“The budget should be a […]
UNION APPLAUDS KENWORTH TRUCKS CONTINUING TO PAY EMPLOYEES DURING TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN
APRIL 20, 2020 – Workers at Kenworth Trucks in Bayswater, Victoria will return to work today after spending the last three and a half weeks, from March 25, at home with pay while the worksite was reconfigured to make social distancing easier.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomed the move to continue paying permanent employees as […]
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