Victoria leads on local rail jobs and industry investment
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) this morning welcomed the Andrews Labor Government’s announcement of Victoria’s single largest order of trains to be built right here in Victoria, securing hundreds of jobs for local workers around the state.The decision to build all 65 new trains in Victoria with 60 per cent local content and the […]
AMWU WELCOMES LABOR’S POLICY ON TRAIN PROCUREMENT.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the policy announced by Shadow Industry Minister Kim Carr on national rail procurement as a step in the right direction and called on the Coalition to match Labor’s commitment to Australian manufacturing. AMWU Assistant National Secretary Glenn Thompson said rail manufacturing workers needed a government in Canberra that […]
Collie Workers Return to Work Victorious after 6-month Strike
After 180 days of protected industrial action and over 2 years of bargaining, maintenance workers at Griffin Coal will return to work at 7 am today.The 29 maintenance workers – all members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) – have been on strike for just on 6 months, since August 2017. The workers will […]
TURNBULL’S TPP A BAD DEAL FOR AUSTRALIAN WORKERS
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) believes Malcolm Turnbull should take a lead from his American counterpart Donald Trump and walk away from the latest version of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).“There is no justification for the Turnbull Government to allow workers from low cost economies in Asia and South America into the Australian labour […]
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