Half baked labelling leaves food consumers guessing
New food labelling unveiled by the Federal Government is a step forward but still falls short of giving consumers sufficient product information to be fully confident about where their food comes from. AMWU National Food Secretary Tom Hale welcomed the clearer definitions of products made in Australia and a gold bar chart identifying the proportion of […]
Sheeties’ vote sets up action
Strike action is likely to disrupt construction projects across Sydney within days after AMWU sheet metal workers voted overwhelmingly this week to take protected industrial action.Feelings were strong among the AMWU members who gathered at two sessions at Sydney’s Trades Hall over the refusal of NSW employers to give them pay equity with sheeties doing […]
Abbott blows ill-wind on wind jobs
Dismayed workers at a major wind tower maker have hit out at PM Tony Abbott’s latest attack on renewable energy for jeopardising local jobs as the industry gets back on its feet.Tower fabrication workers at Keppel Prince in Victoria fear that Mr Abbott’s hatred of wind farms risks scaring off billions of dollars in energy […]
Free trade anger rises to top end
Concern is mounting across Australia at the potential jobs impact from the wave of free trade deals, as AMWU members realise that in the future they could be competing for work against imported labour forces on substandard conditions. The union has been hammering the message of the negatives of the China Free Trade Deal around the […]
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