AMWU SUPPORTS LABOR’S DECISION TO BUILD A NEW MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has welcomed the policy announced by Shadow Industry Minister Kim Carr on helping to protect the marine environment by investing in a new research vessel for the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIM).Australian shipbuilders and shipyards will be involved in the building of the new research vessel which will […]
Turnbull Government Sneaks Through Changes to Undermine Apprenticeship System
In its final moments before going into caretaker mode, the Turnbull Government has rushed through changes that seek to undermine the quality and cost of vocational education and training.In a document released by the Government, it has been revealed that employer organisations and training providers will be paid by the government to undertake “Alternative Delivery […]
AMWU CALLS ON PRIME MINSITER TO MATCH LABOR’S PLAN TO BOOST APPRENTICESHIP NUMBERS.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called on the Prime Minister to match Bill Shorten’s pledge to boost apprenticeships on Government infrastructure projects .“The training system for Australia’s young workers has been in decline for some time and as a result our young people have found it increasingly difficult to gain apprenticeships,” said AMWU […]
DEFENCE DEPARTMENT AND MINISTER MARISE PAYNE MUST COME CLEAN ON RAAF WILLIAMTOWN WATER CONTAMINATION SCANDAL.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is calling on Defence Minister Marise Payne to establish an independent public inquiry into revelations by the Newcastle Herald that the Defence Department knew construction at the RAAF base at Williamtown NSW would cause off-site groundwater contamination and that the health of workers and the public would be put […]
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