KSB Pumps Health and Safety Win!
The AMWU recently removed workers from unsafe working conditions, arranged paid medical examinations and devised a safe working procedure for handling chemically treated wooden crates shipped from overseas.Workers at KSB pumps at Dinmore were reporting skin irritation and shortness of breath while opening and handling pumps in wooden crates that had been shipped over from India. There was no ventilation, no […]
More Regional Rail Supply Chain Jobs
Great news for Central Queensland – the Palaszczuk Government will breathe life back into the Rocky Aurizon workshops as a regional supply chain hub for rail manufacturing.This announcement is on top of the $1 billion pipeline of rail manufacturing announced for Maryborough earlier this week, including the manufacture of new trains for Cross River Rail […]
AMWU WIN: LAFHA
The AMWU and ETU have secured another major win for members employed on the Ichthys Project who are receiving a LAFHA in accordance with the EBA. Last year, Kentz, started withholding tax from LAFHA payments for workers after they had reached the 12 month anniversary of receiving the allowance. The Unions took the matter to the […]
MEDIA RELEASE: WORKERS AT VISY SHEPPARTON TO TAKE FIRST INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN OVER 60 YEARS.
From 7 am tomorrow, 40 members of The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) will down tools, and plant operations will grind to a halt for 24 hours as EBA negotiations with Visy falter.With an annual turnover of more than $7 billion, Visy is the largest privately-owned company in Australia, with its executive Anthony Pratt worth […]
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