Media releases

The NSW government’s budget is a missed opportunity to invest in local manufacturing and create jobs, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union NSW & ACT (AMWU) says.  New research from the McKell Institute has made clear what the AMWU has always known. It showed that choosing to build transport infrastructure locally would create thousands of manufacturing jobs and boost the economy by nearly half a billion dollars.  Despite outlining billions in spending on infrastructure projects in this budget, […]

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union NSW & ACT (AMWU) has today written to all businesses that employ our members, outlining the union’s view of their obligations to workers during this latest COVID-19 outbreak.  The AMWU has been working hard to make sure our members know their rights in the workplace. We are making sure they understand the current COVID-19 restrictions and know how to access any financial assistance available to them. We are now calling on all […]

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union NSW & ACT (AMWU) calls on the NSW government to end the offshoring of transport infrastructure projects, with a new report showing the local economy would have benefited to the tune of almost half a billion dollars if important recent contracts were awarded to local firms.  The report from the McKell Institute, “Build it Here,” released today, looked […]

The new rules for authorised workers are causing uncertainty and stress as workers scramble to get vaccinated in a week, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union NSW & ACT says.Under these rules announced last Friday, by August 30, workers leaving the local government areas of concern for work must either have at least one vaccination, produce […]