United Nations falls short on asbestos
The AMWU has played a proud part in fighting the scourge of deadly chrysotile asbestos in a global union and community campaign this week at the United Nations in Switzerland.The union gained international publicity in highlighting the failure of the UN’s Rotterdam Convention to list white asbestos as a carcinogen, despite overwhelming evidence that it […]
ship jobs lost as opportunity sinks
Despite hopes, the Abbott Government’s Budget gave nothing to defence shipbuildingInstead, just hours before Joe Hockey handed down the Budget, BAE Systems announced workforce cuts at the Williamstown Dockyard. It’s a kick in the face from a Budget titled “Jobs, Growth and Opportunity”. BAE said the lack of any new government orders caused its latest […]
Asbestos culprits face global shaming
The AMWU is set to take a leading union role in a global campaign over coming weeks to put an end to the trade in deadly white asbestos. AMWU National President Andrew Dettmer will co-lead unions in a protest to publicly name and shame nations leading the trade in death during a […]
Mechanics win crowning deal
Mobile members who spend busy days criss-crossing Sydney to do repairs have given themselves a lift by getting a better deal at work.The on-road duties of the mobile forklift mechanics at Crown Equipment mean they rarely ever have a chance to get together as a group met twice in the past month to secure a […]
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