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West Gate TBM kicks off after two-year delay

March 11, 2022 1:09 pm Published by

The AWU has been part of the project since it was first launched, and helped members navigate a million-dollar underpayments case, soil contamination, three years of negotiations, and legal battles, before the TBM began operating a week after Australia Day.

AWU demands action on Gendered Violence

March 9, 2022 3:27 pm Published by

Job security and workplace culture play a crucial role in ending violence against women. But the Morrison Government has again failed Australian women, this time with its Draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032, and the AWU is calling for the plan to be reworked.

Viva plans upgrade to Geelong Refinery

March 9, 2022 12:54 pm Published by

Viva Energy’s plan to build Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station at its Geelong refinery site is a vindication of the AWU’s hard work keeping Australia’s last two fuel refineries open.

AWU Delivers for WA Timber Workers

February 9, 2022 11:00 am Published by

The Australian Workers’ Union WA Branch (AWU) is the union for workers in the forestry industry and is the largest union in the South West WA and Great Southern WA.

The Job Security Inquiry Examines The Seasonal Worker Program

February 7, 2022 1:47 pm Published by

That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Job Security, be established to inquire into and report on the impact of insecure or precarious employment on the economy, wages, social cohesion and workplace rights and conditions,