AMWU keeps fighting for auto members
The AMWU this week clawed back gains on two fronts in the auto industry with a final enterprise deal for Toyota workers and a back down by the Abbott Government.The AMWU this week clawed back gains on two fronts in the auto industry with a final enterprise deal for Toyota workers and a back down […]
Union Win: New Rail Work for Alstom
New rail contracts from the Victorian Government have sent a lifeline to local jobs in Ballarat.The AMWU’s efforts at bolstering local train building are off to a good start in Victoria with the Andrews Government awarding some new work to Ballarat train maker Alstom. Premier Dan Andrews visited the workshops this week to announce the […]
Members approve Simplot deal
Members at Simplot in Tasmania and NSW have endorsed a new enterprise agreement which secures their conditions and maintains a single agreement across all company sites.Members at Simplot in Tasmania and NSW have endorsed a new enterprise agreement which secures their conditions and maintains a single agreement across all company sites. The deal reached after […]
FIFOs hide depression for fear of being sacked
Fly-In, Fly-Out workers suffering from mental health conditions are sometimes failing to take prescribed medication for fear of losing their jobs, the AMWU revealed to a Parliamentary Inquiry this week.WA State Secretary Steve McCartney said mining industry FIFOs surveyed by our union believed that if their employer found out a worker had a mental health […]
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