AMWU LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO LOWER WELDING FUMES EXPOSURE LIMIT
5 June 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is launching a new campaign to lower the limit for welding fumes exposure in Australian workplaces as well as a new exposure register to support workers who develop illnesses.Australia’s current workplace exposure standard for welding fumes sets the limit at 5 mg/m3, significantly higher than elsewhere […]
AMWU WELCOMES EXPANSION OF THE ALBANESE GOVERNMENT’S CRITICAL MINERALS FACILITY
26 October 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the expansion of the Albanese Government’s Critical Minerals Facility as an important first step that will significantly boost Australia’s green manufacturing sector and assist the nation in meeting its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. In Washington D.C on Tuesday, Prime […]
AMWU responds to news of Qantas Engineering Academy
03 MARCH 2023 – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) will be seeking urgent discussions after news that Qantas commits to training engineers through its Qantas Group Engineering Academy.Qantas Group announced this morning that the Engineering Academy will have capacity to train up to 300 aviation engineers a year when it opens in 2025, with […]
SAFE WORK KICKS CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND LEAVES WELDERS EXPOSED
8 June 2023 – Workers exposed to welding fumes have today been let down by a Safe Work Australia (SWA) decision to kick the can down the road on lowering the limit for exposure.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), representing thousands of welders, boilermakers and fitters who are exposed to welding fumes, has been calling for the […]
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