The boss of General Motors visited Australia but failed to tour the Elizabeth car-making factory or to meet workers or their representatives.
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Qantas to close Avalon maintenance base
Qantas will close its maintenance engineering base at Avalon at the end of March 2014.
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30 jobs cut at BAE Williamstown
Multinational defence contractor BAE Systems has cut 30 jobs from the BAE Williamstown shipyards and warned that more redundancies may follow.
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BAE to end shipbuilding at historic British shipyards
British defence contractor BAE Systems will cut 1,775 jobs from its shipbuilding yard in the English city of Portsmouth and three other shipyards.
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Caterpillar workers from Burnie to work in Thailand
Some of the workers from the Caterpillar plant in Burnie will work at the factory in Thailand that took jobs from their own plant.
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Leaked expert report warns of difficulties in adapting after Holden exit
A confidential leaked report by chair of South Australia’s Advanced Manufacturing Council has detailed plans on how the state might cope with the closure of Holden’s Elizabeth factory, which could happen as soon as 2016.
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Holden shutdown would cost 13,000-plus SA jobs
The end of manufacturing for Holden at Elizabeth would be disastrous for SA, costing $1.24 billion and 13,200 jobs according to economic modelling from the Adelaide University.
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Caterpillar to cut 200 jobs in Burnie
Mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar will cut 200 jobs from its Burnie plant in Tasmania’s north-west.
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Holden workers get pay rise as company’s future hangs in the balance
Holden’s workers will get a 3 per cent wage increase beginning on November 15 as the federal government decides on a new cash injection to keep the car company manufacturing in Australia.
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New report claims auto subsidies good value for money
A new report commissioned by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries claims that the auto sector’s disappearance would cost Australia’s GDP $7.3 billion and 40,000 jobs.
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Focus on saving automotive industry misguided: Professor
Australia should not overstate the importance of supporting its embattled automotive sector, according to influential consultant and academic Professor Hermann Simon.
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New Silver Fern Farms sausage plant for Finegand
A new Silver Fern Farms factory for sausage casings will create 40 jobs in Finegand, South Otago.
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End of Holden manufacturing could be disastrous for SA and VIC economies
There are fears that a Holden ending its manufacturing operations in Australia would lead to a recession in Victoria and South Australia.
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Devereux departure difficult for Holden negotiations: Weatherill
South Australian premier Jay Weatherill has said that the departure of Mike Devereux, Holden’s managing director, has made negotiations between the car maker and governments for further assistance more difficult.
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Electrolux to shut factory in Orange
Electrolux’s Orange factory will close in the final quarter of 2015, with a loss of more than 500 jobs.
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MP calls for government action as job losses hit Illawara
Stephen Jones has called on the federal government to commit to infrastructure projects in the Illawarra as three of the regions employers lay off workers.
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Chinese company to buy Australian Kelp Products
China’s Gather Great Ocean Group has agreed to purchase and grow South Australian company Australian Kelp Products, a maker of seaweed-derived supplements for livestock as well as fertilisers.
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1000s of foreign workers being exploited: meatworkers’ union
The Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union has said a Beresfield chicken processing plant is only one that has been using exploited foreign contractors on holiday visas.
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Outotec looks to cut 500 jobs
Outotec has announced that it will cut 500 jobs globally as it seeks to slash $71 million in costs.
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100 to be laid off at Toyota by December
Toyota Australia has announced that it will offer a round of voluntary redundancies, with 100 workers to leave the company’s Altona manufacturing plant at the end of November.
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