Members Take Protected Industrial Action at Australian Parliament House
19 FEBRUARY 2024 – Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) AMWU members are undertaking protected industrial action at Parliament House in response to senior management’s refusal to address pay disparities and rebuild the core capability of DPS trade staff.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) announces that its Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) members are undertaking protected […]
Media Release – Unions meet with Norco on future of Lismore factory
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, and the Electrical Trades Union met with Norco management on Thursday to discuss the company’s plans for its Lismore ice cream factory.The combined unions had called an urgent meeting with management to get answers following the announcement that Norco was granted $34.7 million in […]
AMWU welcomes announcement of TAFE Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Western Sydney
5 SEPTEMBER 2024 – The AMWU is pleased to support today’s announcement of a $53.95 million joint commitment from the Federal and State Governments to establish a TAFE NSW Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at the Wetherill Park TAFE Campus.This initiative is slated to be the first of three Manufacturing Centres of Excellence to be […]
OVER 500 DEFENCE WORKERS STAGE MASSIVE WALK-OUT OVER WAGES AS BAE AUSTRALIA MANAGEMENT ADDRESSES WORKFORCE
Hundreds of critical defence shipbuilders at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide are walking off the job as BAE Systems Australia’s leadership team addresses its maritime workforce on Monday 10am local time, in response to a sustained dispute over workers’ wages.Over 400 workers from the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), and around 100 workers from the […]
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