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JANUARY 17, 2022 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union calls for urgent workplace action in response to the coalition Government’s failure to keep working people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a national workplace and workforce crisis, with record numbers of workers sick, isolating and unable to work.The AMWU joined the joint union call to action […]
LOCAL MANUFACTURING MUST BE PRIORITISED AS OFFSHORE WIND EXPANDS
25 August 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomes the federal government’s announcement on the opening of consultation on the Illawarra offshore wind zone and calls for the prioritisation of local workers and manufacturers on future projects.The development of offshore wind capacity is key as Australia continues to move away from coal-fired power […]
CADBURY WORKERS STOP WORK FOR A SWEETER DEAL
28 September 2023 – Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) members at Cadbury’s factory in Claremont, Tasmania are continuing a stop-work campaign for better wages and conditions.Nearly 400 AMWU members are taking four hour-long work stoppages each fortnight as they push for raises of 5% over each of the next three years, as well as more sick […]
AMWU WELCOMES TOUGHER LIMITS ON CARCINOGENIC FUMES IN WORKPLACES
7 September 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the decision by SafeWork Australia to lower the limit for welding fumes exposure in workplaces.In a meeting yesterday, SafeWork Australia adopted recommendations to immediately lower the limit for welding fumes exposure from 5mg/m3 to 1mg/m3. It’s the first time the limit has been […]
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