Union tough with Alcoa on asbestos exposure
The AMWU will not be accepting Alcoa’s assurances that the health risk is “extremely low” for workers exposed to asbestos in two incidents at aluminium refineries in the past six weeks.The union has stepped up its demand for written proof of an immediate and thorough change in the way Alcoa and its contractors assess the […]
FIFO report a first step to halting suicides
The AMWU will push hard to ensure sweeping reforms to reduce the rate of suicide and self-harm among Fly-In, Fly-Out workers are implemented across isolated worksites in Western Australia.Improved rosters, better accommodation and reliable communications with home are among changes proposed in the final report of a bipartisan WA Parliamentary Committee tabled this week, which […]
Big win on ships not watertight without subs
The AMWU has claimed a huge win for it’s community shipbuilding campaign and welcomed Federal Government adopting a continuous build of surface warships over coming decades.“This vindicates the work that members and activists have been doing on the ground for over two years,” said AMWU Assistant National Secretary Glenn Thompson. “Is it everything we want? […]
National Day of Action to save shipbuilding
AMWU members are set to converge on the offices of Abbott Government MPs across the nation tomorrow (FRIDAY) in a Day of Action to call on them to save Australia’s shipbuilding industry.Thousands of shipbuilding members facing the loss of their jobs will march and rally in the Hunter, Melbourne, Perth and in Adelaide, where the […]
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