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AWU urges Portland Alcoa to come up with plan as production drops

March 22, 2023 11:31 am Published by national

Alcoa must engage with its Portland aluminium smelter workers and the AWU and come up with a meaningful plan after a lack of maintenance forced it to slash production.

Final appeal fails for Woodside; workers begin bargaining for first time in 30 years

March 16, 2023 9:47 am Published by national

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has again backed workers on Woodside Energy’s North West Shelf offshore platforms who have clearly shown they want to exercise their right to bargain with their employer for an enterprise agreement.

Fair go for PALM workers

March 14, 2023 2:43 pm Published by national

The AWU wants the Horticulture Award amended to guarantee every worker on every farm is entitled to take home the minimum casual rate of pay.

WHS Ministers commit to model reforms to protect workers from deadly silica dust

March 1, 2023 5:07 pm Published by national

This week, Employment Minister Tony Burke and his state and territory counterparts agreed to establishing new nationwide laws that will help mitigate widespread silica dust exposure among those employed in tunnels, quarrying, construction and mining.

AWU: Government must stand firm in face of Greens’ opposition on gas projects

February 27, 2023 1:14 pm Published by national

The Federal Government must stand firm on proposed changes to the Safeguard Mechanism and not bow to Greens demands to ban new coal and gas projects or limit their use of offsets.

De Costi hit with $60K penalty after underpaying workers $1.6M

February 27, 2023 12:30 pm Published by national

A Federal Court Judge has slammed De Costi Seafoods and hit it with a near-maximum $60,000 fine on top of almost $1.6 million it was forced to pay back to 230 current and former employees.

60 Minutes investigates disease killing Australian workers

February 20, 2023 2:09 pm Published by national

National media has finally woken up something Australian unions – spearheaded by the AWU – have been warning about for years; silica dust is at risk of killing thousands of workers.

RSVP Thanks

February 15, 2023 1:46 pm Published by national

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Awards

February 13, 2023 12:26 pm Published by national

What you should know about Awards What is an award? Industrial awards are rulings handed down by the Fair Work... View Article

Rockhampton Council worker wins QLD Delegate of the Year

February 9, 2023 10:31 am Published by national

When it comes to the union saving your job, Mick has first-hand experience – it recently saved his!

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