Delegates on track for building trains here
Rail delegates from NSW and Queensland are on track for a national campaign to maximise manufacturing and maintenance jobs after a key meeting this week.The workshop drew inspiration from wins in Victoria to resolve that action in the community was the most effective in putting heat on politicians for local jobs and procurement. Delegates are […]
Qld members solid against Aurizon bullying
Queensland members at rail giant Aurizon are staying strong as the AMWU fights back against the potential loss of workplace conditions due to a Fair Work Commission decision to terminate their enterprise agreements rights.Rail unions this week launched a Federal Court appeal to reverse the ruling which strips members of protections against forced redundancy, giving […]
Budget fix fails nation’s future
This year’s Federal Budget is a short-term political fix that does nothing to assist the industries that are the prime drivers of jobs growth and innovation.The two-year sugar-hit to small business in tax write-offs is nowhere near enough to stimulate longer-term job growth in areas of high unemployment and the Abbott Government again fails to […]
$2 billion bonanza for rail
AMWU members are celebrating after our campaign in the lead up to the Victorian election paid off with $2 billion allocated for the rail industry in the recent State Budget. The AMWU has called on all state governments to seize the huge opportunity flowing from this historic investment to kick-start an integrated national rail industry. The Victorian Government has […]
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