AMWU: Fonterra profit announcement sign of “greed”
26 September, 2022 – AMWU Tasmania State Secretary John Short has hit out at dairy corporation Fonterra after it announced a spike in profits despite keeping workers’ wages low.“Fonterra’s continued refusal to deliver a decent pay increase to their employees is purely driven by greed and the desire for profit,” Short said. “On Thursday Fonterra announced a 16% increase in profits over the last year in Australia, as well […]
State Secretary calls Woodside a disgrace
State Secretary Steve McCartney spoke out for stood-down workers on UCJV, calling on the big companies to do more for the people who make their profits. AMWU stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters at UCJV and condemning Woodside for their actions. Please call or email the AMWU office on 9223 0800 or [email protected] […]
AMWU welcomes historic railcar contract
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the signing of a historic contract, which will deliver the biggest order of railcars to be manufactured in WA.AMWU has spent years campaigning for local manufacturing jobs and apprenticeships to be brought back to WA so West Australians can build trains for West Australians. The State Government […]
AMWU questions BHP on local jobs for South Flank project
The AMWU has written an open letter to BHP Biliton CEO Andrew Mackenzie seeking answers, after it came to light that BHP plans to send 20,000 tonnes of structural steel work offshore as part of upgrades to its South Flank Iron Ore Project.We know that that 20,000 tonnes of steel equates to 2,000 manufacturing jobs, […]
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