Bluescope Workers Deserve a Fair Share of Record Profit
Workers at Bluescope Steel are demanding a fair pay deal after management announced a record profit of $1.6 billion dollars this morning, an increase of 119%. Workers are currently negotiating to restore pay and conditions that were taken away during the 2015 steel crisisBluescope’s workers are demanding a 10% pay rise over the next three […]
Baird Offshores Australian Rail Jobs
News reports have confirmed that the NSW Government has sent one of the largest train manufacturing contracts in Australian history overseas. The New Intercity Train Fleet (NIF) will be built entirely in Korea. That’s 65 trains, over 500 carriages and at least a thousand jobs offshore.This decision comes at a critical time for the Australian […]
AMWU Welcomes Labor’s 90% Steel Pledge
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed NSW Labor’s announcement that, if elected, it would require the 90 per cent use of Australian-made steel in every publicly funded infrastructure project across the state. “This policy is great news for Australian steelworkers and great news for the people of the Illawarra,” said NSW AMWU Secretary Tim […]
NSW Workers Compensation Changes
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has won significant changes to the NSW Workers Compensation Guidelines that will make it easier for injured workers to access the treatment they need.The changes concern the ability to access treatment without pre-approval from an employers’ insurance company. The relevant guideline changes are listed below: Accessing treatment without pre-approval Workers […]
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