CASUALS DECISION ENTRENCHES INSECURE WORK
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 – Workers across the manufacturing industry – food, print, vehicle, manufacturing, and construction – will now have to wait at least a year to convert from casual employment to permanent work after a Fair Work Commission decision.Workers across the manufacturing sector have fought long for and won the right to convert after six […]
WORKERS COULD BE LEFT MORE EXPOSED TO DEADLY WELDING FUMES
OCTOBER 13, 2021 – A proposal to abolish a workplace exposure standard (WES) for welding fumes will leave workers at greater risk of exposure to the unknown deadly cocktail of welding fumes. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called on Safe Work Australia (SWA) to not only retain the WES when it meets tomorrow to […]
CADBURY NOT SO SWEET TO ITS WORKERS
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 – Cadbury workers across two sites in Melbourne will take strike action in a call for secure jobs, and better pay and conditions. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) say nearly 360 Cadbury workers were forced to take strike action after the company have delayed converting them to permanent roles, some for as […]
CADBURY REFUSES SECURE JOBS FOR WORKERS 2
OCTOBER 7, 2021 – Cadbury workers at Ringwood will take 24-hour strike action again this Friday in their call for secure jobs, better pay and improved conditions. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) say nearly 300 Cadbury workers at one Cadbury site in Melbourne will take strike action again after the company continues to refuse to […]
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