The CEO of United Pacific Industries, which currently exports to 18 countries, has spoken of the advantages of continuing to make its Thermoskin product in Australia.
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Holden vote could change industrial relations climate: ACCI
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that yesterday’s decision by Holden workers to accept revised employment conditions could set a precedent.
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Holden workers vote in favour of wages freeze
A ballot on changed employment conditions including a three-year wages freeze has been accepted by Holden workers.
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Homeware company Sleepmaster in receivership
Sleepmaster, a manufacturer of products including quilts, pillows and beds, has been placed in receivership.
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Voting underway to save Holden through workplace savings measures
Voting has begun on proposed changes to workplace arrangements for 1,700 workers at Holden’s Elizabeth factory, with the AMWU claiming that a “no” vote would see the company end its manufacturing operations in Australia in 2016.
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AMWU employees divided over Holden EBA vote next week
Following the ACTU’s public endorsement of changes to Holden workers’ enterprise bargaining agreement conditions, only half of the company’s unionised workers are behind the savings measures.
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Austicks to cease manufacturing, will sack 50 workers
Gladstone’s Austicks will cease production and import its product from France, shedding 50 jobs.
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Proposed changes to Holden EBA go after union
GM Holden’s workers will vote next week on a revised Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, which will curb the union influence within the company.
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Most manufacturers in Hunter region cutting jobs: Poll
According to a poll by peak regional manufacturing body HunterNet, most manufacturers in the Hunter region have cut their workforces in the past year.
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Toyota to get $30 m federal funding boost
The country’s best-performing car manufacturer, Toyota Australia, will receive an extra $30 million from the federal government to make a new Camry.
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Holden’s fate to be decided next week: AMWU
GM Holden is asking 1,700 staff to take a two-year pay freeze to help the company save $15 million a year and remain viable.
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Geelong could get new carbon fibre wheel factory
Carbon Revolution, who has made “the world’ first one-piece carbon fibre wheel”, is planning to invest in a new facility in Geelong.
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Further assistance to Holden not a “stay of execution”: Weatherill
Negotiations to increase assistance to Holden are focussed on the long-term, SA Premier Jay Weatherill has said, though would not comment on reports that the car maker had secured another $200 million.
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DSI factory could close after SsangYong contract winds up next year
The Lavington DSI Holdings factory, which makes gearboxes for SsangYong, is at risk of closing once its contract with the South Korean automotive company runs out.
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400 workers leave Holden today as AMWU negotiations enter “pointy end”
Four hundred workers at Holden’s Elizabeth plant are going to work for the last time today, as the AMWU has revealed that 85 per cent of workers will refuse pay cuts that the company has said are necessary to remain viable.
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Ford targets white-collar workers as US new car demand increases
Ford Motor Co. in the United States is hiring 800 more salaried workers than it announced in January as it races to keep up with demand.
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400 redundant Holden Elizabeth plant workers to leave on Friday
Voluntary redundancy packages have been accepted by 400 workers at Holden, who will leave the company on Friday.
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Christopher Pyne meets Holden workers, AMWU
Coalition frontbencher and Sturt MP Chris Pyne has met with Holden workers and the AMWU’s John Camillo regarding the car maker’s future.
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Manufacturing top of the agenda in Unions SA’s five-year plan
Peak state union body SA Unions has listed protecting manufacturing as a focus over coming period as it announced its five-year plan, launched by Premier Jay Weatherill yesterday.
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FactCheck: is Australia losing one manufacturing job every 19 minutes
“Under this [Labor] government we’ve seen one manufacturing job lost every 19 minutes.” – Opposition industry spokeswoman Sophie Mirabella, Q&A, 1 July.
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