Holden’s workers were given an ultimatum on Tuesday: take a pay cut or the company would join Ford and stop making cars in Australia in 2016.
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No Joy for Unanderra workers as mining machinery plant shuts down
The Australian subsidiary of mining giant Joy Global is closing its Unanderra plant, with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union claiming that 50 jobs will be lost as a result.
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Unionised Forgacs workers on strike again
Another round of industrial action by the AMWU is underway at Forgacs, with workers meeting today at Hexham and striking over the company’s wage offer.
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AMWU to rally over use of local shipbuilding
Shipbuilders around the country are expected to walk off their jobs on Wednesday morning over the expected ‘valley of death’ the industry could face when major government contracts come to an end.
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Union push for 75% local content on new project
The AMWU says a plan to build a new rail link in Sydney's north could create thousands of extra jobs if the materials are sourced locally.
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Union fears for 1,000 ship building jobs
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is seeking a meeting with the Federal Government following concerns about the job security of 1,000 workers at the Williamstown shipyards in Melbourne.
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No protection for QLD workers: Union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has accused the QLD Government of overlooking manufacturing workers in a six month plan released this week.
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Contractors have “moral obligation” to hire locals
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says Woodside contractors have a “moral obligation” to hire some locals that face losing their jobs at a Karratha gas plant.
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Cheap imports hurting Australian food manufacturers: AMWU
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union’s Tim Ayres has blamed private label products for Rosella’s woes.
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Shorten calls for calm in Little Creatures dispute
Workplace relations minister Bill Shorten has requested that contractor TFG Group and unions remain calm as a dispute over work on a Little Creatures brewery site continues.
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Public servants should buy Australian-made cars: Victorian opposition
The state opposition has said that Victoria’s 200,000 public servants could support Australian car manufacturers by only being allowed to purchase Holdens, Fords and Toyotas.
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Unlawful picketing on Little Creatures site continues
Picketers are continuing to defy a Victorian Supreme Court order, obstructing workers at the Little Creatures brewery site in Geelong.
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Ford job losses proof that protectionism a failure: Joe Hockey
Federal opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has said that today’s job losses at Ford are proof that protectionism was “not the answer” to car manufacturers’ problems.
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Ford workers lose jobs this morning
212 Ford workers have shown up at work for the last time at the company’s Broadmeadows and Geelong plants today.
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AMWU: 400 Autodom jobs still at risk
The 400 workers at Autodom face an uncertain future, says the AMWU, with nobody coming forward to buy the car parts maker.
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Victorian government doesn’t understand manufacturing: AMWU
The AMWU and Victorian government continue to blame each other for troubles in the automotive industry.
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Autodom employees back at work for now
Around 400 Autodom employees have returned to work after the company entered voluntary administration last week and announced an indefinite halt to operations in three factories in Victoria and South Australia.
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Cochlear discusses lean manufacturing processes
Cochlear has discussed its new, lean manufacturing manufacturing processes, and its hearing hub at Macquarie University.
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Holden, Ford join forces to save Autodom
An announcement is expected today on Holden and Ford’s plan to ensure troubled car parts maker Autodom keeps operating.
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$1 million win for underpaid workers as company forced to pay up
A plastic packaging company has been forced to hand over more than $1 million to workers after it was revealed the company had breached award pay rates and conditions.
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