Labour Day 2016
This year, tens of thousands of workers across Queensland and the Northern Territory marched in celebration of the achievements of workers and the Union movement.Check out our video wrap-up of Labour...
View ArticleQueensland Aerospace 10-year Roadmap
The Queensland Government is currently developing an “Aerospace 10-year Roadmap”. The Roadmap is designed to set a forward plan for the future of the Aerospace industry with a focus on job growth....
View Article2016 QLD/NT State Conference
Over the last two days delegates have been working hard representing members at the 2016 Queensland and Northern Territory AMWU State Conference.
View ArticleAMWU QLD/NT branch welcomes Labor’s chemical contamination response
The AMWU QLD/NT branch welcomes Labor’s announcement concerning the response to perfluorinated chemical contamination at defence sites. Labor Senator and Shadow Minister for Defense Stephen Conroy...
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National Conference 2016 wrap-up
Last week, The AMWU held it's National Conference in Sydney. One of the major resolutions to come out of this conference was "a new union". This resolution was unanimously endorsed in a push to...
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QLD SUNSHINE WARMS BREWERY PROTESTERS IN MELBOURNE
Queensland-NT Secretary Rohan Webb brought sunshine and a massive boost in confidence to dismissed CUB workers in Melbourne today when he assured them unionists in northern Australia stood “shoulder...
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Callide Mine AMWU members support Biloela High School Student
Callide Mine AMWU members support Biloela High School Student to attend International Netball Carnival in New Zealand.Adrianne Greenhalgh with AMWU Callide Mine Branch Member Andy PhilipsAfter being...
View ArticleMedia Release: UGL Kentz deliver nasty gift ahead of Christmas
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has condemned UGL Kentz Joint Venture’s decision to make 160 people working on the Ichthys Project redundant less than two weeks ahead of...
View ArticleMedia Release: Workers’ legal fightback against Anglo
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has filed legal proceedings in the Fair Work Commission against Anglo American (Capcoal management) today.The General Protections Application...
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Another Win for All Trades Apprentices!
Yesterday, on 7 February 2017, All Trades Queensland Apprentices had another huge win for their wages and conditions!
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AMWU member named Apprentice of the Year
Janelle Kent is a young woman on a mission. She pursued her dreams of becoming an automotive electrical apprentice and was recently awarded 1st Year Automotive Apprentice of the year by TAFE Gold...
View ArticleAnother road-block put up by All Trades Queensland
On Wednesday, All Trades Queensland (ATQ) along with the Queensland Master Builders Association (MBA) and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) filed an appeal in the Federal Court of Australia in...
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Labour Day Celebrations 2017
The first week in May will see celebrations across Australia for Labour Day.The AMWU urges you to come along and celebrate the great achievements of working people and unions over more than a century....
View ArticleKSB Pumps Health and Safety Win!
The AMWU recently removed workers from unsafe working conditions, arranged paid medical examinations and devised a safe working procedure for handling chemically treated wooden crates shipped from...
View ArticleAMWU WIN: LAFHA
The AMWU and ETU have secured another major win for members employed on the Ichthys Project who are receiving a LAFHA in accordance with the EBA.
View Article$1 Billion Rail Manufacturing Pipeline for Maryborough
Working together with the Palaszczuk Government we’ve delivered a $1 billion pipeline of work for Maryborough.
View ArticleMore Regional Rail Supply Chain Jobs
Great news for Central Queensland – the Palaszczuk Government will breathe life back into the Rocky Aurizon workshops as a regional supply chain hub for rail manufacturing.
View ArticleCreating Manufacturing Skills Queensland
A centre of excellence in the delivery of world-class skills and training in a manufacturing led COVID-19 economic recovery.
View ArticleIt’s official: Maryborough to be Queensland’s rail manufacturing powerhouse
The AMWU welcomes Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s announcement today that Downer will deliver 65 trains for Queensland, supporting 800 jobs in Maryborough. With this $7 billion investment, the...
View ArticleLEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS: QUALITY OUTCOMES FROM QUALIFIED TRADESPEOPLE
For many years, AMWU members have called for tighter regulation over the quality of work performed on structural steel.
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