AMWU WA partners with MATES in Construction to combat industry suicides
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union’s Western Australian Branch has thrown its full support behind MATES in Construction, the national not-for-profit group working towards ending suicide in the construction industry.State Secretary Steve McCartney said the union was doing everything it could industrially and politically to improve workplace mental health and wellbeing and this was yet another […]
Our Plan for WA Jobs
Over the last eight years, the AMWU has led the debate on job creation in Western Australia. We’ve warned that our resources boom was temporary and that most of the work was heading offshore. Now we’ve come up with the Plan for WA Jobs to diversify our economy and create jobs beyond the mining boom.We […]
State Secretary’s December ’16 Report
Our union has had one of its biggest wins in a long time as the Carlton and United 55 were reinstated with full pay and conditions. Like many of our members, these 55 employees were hardworking, skilled and experienced. Collectively, they had more than 1000 years’ experience between them, and were a huge asset to […]
Lanco refuse to face Collie community at Senate Fair Work inquiry
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has condemned Griffin Coal’s owners Lanco, for refusing to give evidence at today’s public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into the Corporate Avoidance of the Fair Work Act.The Senate Education and Employment References Committee, held a public hearing for the Inquiry into the Corporate Avoidance of the Fair Work Act […]
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