Paul Bastian

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union is continuing its coast-to-coast campaign, encouraging industry to “buy Australian”.

Union national secretary Paul Bastian will visit Newcastle’s oldest and most advanced manufacturing and engineering company, Varley Engineering factory today, to discuss the challenges facing the local manufacturers and the industry, the Australian reports.

The AMWU’s Paul Bastian has visited Gladstone with the message that more needs to be done to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing sector.

The AMWU has elected a new team of leaders, unopposed, after former national secretary Dale Oliver’s departure for the ACTU on August 31.

Ateco Automotive, importers of Great Wall and Chery, will not be recalling Chinese car models already with owners, after the vehicles were found to contain asbestos in their gaskets.