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Ford's Geelong engine plant to stay open

Thursday 20 November 2008

Industry minister Kim Carr has welcomed today's announcement that Ford will continue operating its Geelong engine plant.


Volvo to lay off 130 Brisbane factory jobs

Thursday 20 November 2008

SWEDISH automobile manufacturer Volvo will lay off 130 workers from the company’s Brisbane commercial vehicle factory it announced yesterday.


Axed Mitsubishi workers secure new jobs

Thursday 30 October 2008

FIVE hundred former Mitsubishi workers have secured new jobs within six months of the company's South Australian plant being shut down.


Car component manufactures are next union warns

Thursday 23 October 2008

THE Global financial crisis is now hitting automotive component manufactures, with several Adelaide firms employing hundreds of workers said to be on the brink of collapse.


Female attraction in manufacturing

Wednesday 15 October 2008

THE Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has turned to its members to help find ways of luring more women into manufacturing as a way of addressing the national skills shortage.


Give workers credit for supporting green scheme

Thursday 24 July 2008

WORKERS should be given carbon trading permits if their employers move their operations offshore because of the Government's emissions scheme, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) announced yesterday.


More manufacturing jobs to go in plant closure

Friday 18 July 2008

MORE than 100 employees at an Adelaide car component manufacturer will lose their jobs after being made redundant.


Mitsubishi workers receive landmark payout

Friday 28 March 2008

AMWU members made redundant by the closure of Mitsubishi in Adelaide will receive an improved payout as a result of intervention by the AMWU.


Concerns raised about Mitsubishi's future in South Australia

Monday 14 January 2008

A DROP in automotive sales of Mitsubishi's 380 six-cylinder car, which is produced from its Adelaide plant, has to questions regarding the company's manufacturing future in South Australia.


Car parts strike drags on

Tuesday 28 August 2007

THE damaging strike at car parts supplier, Venture Industries, which is costing Ford millions of dollars a day in lost production, looks set to continue following yesterday’s Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) meeting.


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