- Silicosis, a re-emerging industrial problem for the Goldfields
07 July 2010
The Australian Workers Union is concerned that the scourge of mining workers, silicosis is showing signs of re-appearing -
PM meets AWU members in the West to talk resource tax
10 June 2010
AWU members in Western Australia cheered the Prime Minister during his visit when he said we must accept that the mining boom has been great for the country, but it had had its downside for many working families. -
Perth & Bunbury AWU Delegate Training: Teaching old dogs new Tricks
06 May 2010
During October and December in late 2009 the AWU WA Branch embarked on a number of two day delegate training programs to skill Stewards, Delegates and activists on Fair Work Australia legislation, protocols and changes, but also in crucial mapping and recruitment skills and techniques -
Swan Water workers show that Stronger Together they can win 16% pay increase
6 May 2010
AWU WA Branch Members from Swan Water have just voted a resounding 'YES' on a new three year Enterprise Bargaining Agreement that will deliver a 16% pay increase. -
DANGER! WARNING! Big mine bosses running jobs scare campaign
06 May 2010
The Australian Workers' Union is distributing a special leaflet to fight mine bosses lies, spread to scare workers' and their families. -
Honouring those who built the union
30 April 2010
During a recent visit to Western Australia, AWU National Secretary Paul Howes honoured one of Alcoa's longest-serving Delegates. -
AWU thankful no miners caught up in Kalgoorlie earthquake
20 April 2010
Mines in the Kalgoorlie region have been shutdown because of the earthquake which hit the town and environs this morning. - A Union Mine is a Safe Mine - BHP told
12 April 2010
The WA State government must recognise that BHP mines in this state have a very poor safety record, AWU West Australia Branch Secretary, Stephen Price , said today. -
Two-year campaign gets enterprise agreement with Maersk
16 March 2010
The AWU-MUA Offshore Alliance has after a two year campaign got the enterprise agreement with Maersk to a point for the crews to consider in a vote. -
MUA-AWU Offshore Alliance Nan Hai VI: Enterprise Agreement Negotiations
12 March 2010
Maersk Drilling Australia Pty Ltd (Maersk), the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) can now announce that they have, with the assistance of Fair Work Australia, reached an in principle agreement (subject to employee vote) on the enterprise agreement negotiations on the Nan Hai VI. -
Generating good jobs for Kalgoorlie - making the new work laws work for the region
05 March 2010
The Australian Workers' Union is hosting its first community seminar on how the new work laws affect working people in regional Australia at the Kalgoorlie Town Hall on March 8, 2010. -
ACT NOW: Email Danish oil rig firm discriminating against Aussie union members
02 March 2010
For almost two years the MUA-AWU Offshore Alliance members on the drill rig Nan Hai 6 have been trying to seal a deal with an iconic Danish shipping giant Maersk. - Rig Workers held captive in Singapore win their freedom
28 February 2010
For the past two weeks Norwegian offshore drilling company Songa Offshore, operators of the Australian manned drilling rig Songa Venus, have been refusing the right to shore leave for rig workers whilst the rig is Singapore for survey and refit work. - Rig workers meeting a great success
04 February 2010
Workers from five rigs attended a meeting in Fremantle on the 2nd of February to hear reports from AWU/MUA Alliance officials on the many positive developments in the campaign to organise workers in the exploration industry. - Meeting of Offshire Rig Workers in WA
14 January 2010
Oil rig workers are holding a meeting early in February to discuss the rig workers campaign in 2010 and the growth of the Off-Shore oil workers alliance. - Audit Report
24 November 2009
In accordance with the rules, the Audit Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2009 is now available. - Ensco 7500 Offshore Alliance members win big breakthrough
20 November 2009
An historical agreement was reached this week when the entire crew of the Ensco 7500 stood together as one and achieved the first ever hard lying payment for rig workers in the offshore oil and gas Industry. - New Alliance Organiser
18 September 2009
The Australian Workers Union has recruited a new organiser for the Offshore Alliance. - Rig Workers Meeting
18 September 2009
A rig workers meeting will be held on Thursday 24 September at 1pm at the MUA office 2 - 4 Kwong Alley Nth Fremantle. -
WA needs more, better paid, forest firefighters; Bushfire season around corner
07 August 2009
The bushfire season in Western Australia starts in eight weeks time; And there is real cause for concern that the number of forest fighter numbers will be down this season, the union representing WA's forest firefighters said today. - Rig Workers Say NO to Second Rate Agreement
30 June 2009
An employer has failed to by pass the union and introduce a sub standard non union agreement to cover rig workers. -
AWU backs WA indigenous Australians into LNG jobs
16 May 2009
The powerful West Australian Kimberley Land Council this week signed an in-principle agreement with five trade unions to campaign for Aboriginal people to be employed on the proposed LNG facility in far north-western Australia. - Unjustified attack on WA Forest Firefighters pay must be challenged
05 April 2009
The new WA Government public sector wages policy is an unjustified and inflexible step backwards for many working people, according to the WA Secretary of The Australian Workers Union, Stephen Price. - Rig workers in Western Australia concerned after 8 killed overseas in helicopter crash
03 April 2009
The MUA-AWU Offshore Alliance has begun an information consultation program with members after another helicopter has crashed into the North Sea while carrying rigs workers to shore. - AWU says BHP safety will only be won when workers win a real voice in their workplaces
02 April 2009
The Australian Workers Union is amazed at the spin-doctoring the WA Mines Minister, Norman Moore, has been able to get away with, claiming unprecedented steps to issue stop-work notices, and hyping up the possibility of legal action. - State Gvt cannot kick the habit of BHP dollars: pathetic response to worker deaths
25 March 2009
The Australian Workers Union has attacked as pathetic the response of both BHP Billiton and the WA Minister for Mines, Norman Moore, to the fifth fatality in eight months at a BHP mine site. - WA politicians holding up urgent Mining Advisory Committee meeting
20 March 2009
The AWU is angry that the West Australian Mining Industry Advisory Committee will not meet till, at the earliest, in May to look at the crisis in the local industry. - State Govt must help fearful mine workers win real safety standards
19 March 2009
The AWU has called for all BHP operations within WA to be closed, and an independent audit conducted throughout their entire operation, after another Pilbara worker death. -
Urgent Information for All AWU Alcoa Members
08 January 2009
There have been reports in some media outlets today that Alcoa is intending on shedding up to 650 jobs from its Australian operations. have personally spoken with Senior Alcoa management this morning and it has been confirmed directly with me that the media reports are not correct. - Merry Christmas from the State Secretary
16 December 2008
I would like to take this oppurtunity to wish all of our members and their families a very safe and merry Christmas and a prosperous New year. - Grab the latest Rig Workers Voice
21 November 2008
The latest issue of "Rig Workers Voice" now circulating talks about the changes to workplace laws - and how they will affect you on your oil and gas rig. - Labor in WA should stop objecting to uranium mining
20 November 2008
The Australian Workers' Union has called on the leader of the West Australian Labor Party, Eric Ripper, to fall into line with Federal ALP policy on uranium mining. - West's workplace health standards should not be compromised by election result
28 September 2008
The Australian Workers' Union wants the new Western Australian government to establish an OHS Ombudsperson, to supervise workplace safety right across WA. - AWU backs Pilbara workers as mining giant clings to WorkChoices
25 September 2008
The Australian Workers' Union is standing up for the rights of all Pilbara workers to bargain collectively. - AWU wants complete shutdown of BHP Iron operations until safety audit completed
05 September 2008
The Australian Workers' Union is calling for a complete shutdown of all BHP's Iron Ore operations in Western Australia following the third death at a BHP site in about 6 weeks, and the 2nd in two weeks at Yandi. - Cowboy workplace culture on North-West gas fields exposed
04 September 2008
A global energy industry corporation, using a slight of hand trick, has improved their enormous bottom line, by paying skilled guest workers, on the North-West Gas Shelf off Western Australia, between S4 and $10 an hour. - Giving a voice to Rig Workers - the Offshore Alliance
09 June 2008
Around 2000 Australian workers on drill rigs who really want secure jobs and good pay and conditions are now being dudded, Paul Howes AWU National Secretary has warned. - GENERAL MEETING
22 January 2008
General Meetings of the Australian Workers’ Union, West Australian Branch (Federal Branch), and Australian Workers’ Union - HOWARD GOVT ADDS $70,000 INTEREST TO TYPICAL HOME LOAN FOR WORKING FAMILIES
14 August 2007
Today's interest rate rise will put families under even more financial pressure and shows the Howard Govt is failing to manage the economy in the interests of ordinary working Australians says the ACTU. - Fed Govt's 'no AWA, no job' IR laws used to sack worker after 24 years service.
14 August 2007
Despite saturation advertising by the Federal Government claiming that workers cannot be sacked for refusing to sign an AWA individual contract, another case revealed today shows an employer has used the IR laws to sack a service station worker after 24 years service. - New WorkChoices advertising scandal shows Howard Govt can't hide truth about IR
14 August 2007
A new scandal to hit the Howard Government's IR ads today shows that it cannot hide the truth about its unfair IR laws - the fact is the laws leave young workers vulnerable to being exploited, says the ACTU. - Howard Government workplace watchdog approves $3 an hour wage for young worker.
14 August 2007
The Howard Government's workplace watchdog has approved it was legal for a young woman to be paid less than $3 an hour for working eleven hour days for a Cairns-based diving and tour company. - The AWU Pilbara Rank and File Update Vol. 2
31 July 2007
Scott McDine, AWU Pilbara Organiser, supplies frequent updates on the situation in the Pilbara Region. - FAIR PAY COMMISSION DECISION - RURAL WORKERS
26 July 2007
Fair Pay Commission decision to defer the $10.26 award wage adjustment for rural workers. - New report shows Howard Govt AWAs are used to cut workers' pay & avoid unions
26 July 2007
A new Government report released today shows that typical Australians on AWA individual contracts earn 16% less than their counterparts on collective agreements. - New IR laws 'fairness test' is biased against employees
26 July 2007
A statement issued today by the Howard Government's new Workplace Authority that it will only contact bosses and does not intend to contact employees if there is doubt over whether a job contract is fair has confirmed that the new IR laws 'Fairness Test' is biased against workers says the ACTU. - The AWU Pilbara Rank and File Update
26 July 2007
Flexibility is all one way under the current government laws: Working families worse off on AWA’s – new data shows. - Rudd: Labor will rip up AWAs.
29 June 2007
LABOR leader Kevin Rudd has vowed he will abolish all Australian Workplace Agreements, ending weeks of infighting over whether the ALP will preserve some of the individual contracts. - IR laws used to deny sacked workers redundancy entitlements
29 June 2007
After years of loyal service at Pele Curtains in the suburb of Mitcham, Denise and eight of her workmates were given just 15 minutes notice that they were being sacked.On Monday this week the workers were handed a termination letter and a cheque and told that they had to clear out their lockers and immediately leave the premises. One of the nine sacked workers had worked for Pele Curtains for 21 years, most of the others for more than ten years. - Collective Bargaining Rights
28 June 2007
PODCAST - CRAIG EMERSON.Shadow Minister for Service Economy, Small Business and Independent Contractors. - Penalty rates traded away for coffee and a cheap muffin
27 June 2007
160, 000 Workers lose overtime pay and Minister Hockey doesn't care! - "UNION CAMPAIGN AGAINST IR LAWS IS LEGITIMATE" SAYS ELECTORAL COMMISSION
27 June 2007
The ACTU has welcomed a decision by the Australian Electoral Commission that the union campaign against the Federal Government's IR laws is legal and has not breached the Electoral Act. - "Tell them they're dreaming!"
27 June 2007
Howard Govt IR laws would force individual workers to High Court to challenge ‘fairness test’ rulings. - Machinery Company fined $75, 000 over death of Worker
24 May 2007
A Kewdale earthmoving machinery business has been fined $75,000 for failing to provide a safe workplace after a worker was crushed to death by an excavator bucket. - Att: Oil & Gas Industry Workers
24 May 2007
Recently the AWU has been contacting each member of the Oil and Gas Industry, as our members in the Industry have been raising some concerns and issues for some time now. - BUSINESS OUTCRY OVER LABOR'S PLAN TO SCRAP AWAs IS POLITICAL RATHER THAN FACTUAL
24 May 2007
The outcry of business groups ACCI and BCA against Labor's plan to scrap AWA individual contracts shows some business leaders are more interested in playing politics than responding to genuine community concern over the Federal Government's IR laws says the ACTU. - MORE EVIDENCE AWA'S ARE CUTTING PAY & CONDITIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN WORKING FAMILIES
18 April 2007
Details of a secret Government report revealed in today's newspapers confirm that AWA individual contracts registered under the Federal Government's new IR laws are cutting the pay and conditions of Australian workers at an alarming rate says the ACTU. - Federal Government's voting rule changes could hurt Young Workers
16 April 2007
The Federal Government's voting rule changes could rob young workers' hurt by the IR Laws of their vote. Strict new Federal Government voting rules that take effect today (Monday 16 April) will make it much harder for young people who have suffered as a result of the new IR laws to vote in the upcoming Federal election says the ACTU. - Julia Gillard - Tuesday 17th April - Gosnells, Perth WA
16 April 2007
When there’s an opportunity to discuss the IR situation face to face with Julia Gillard, the ALP’s Federal spokesperson on IR, that opportunity should be made available to as many people as possible. - Cyclone – Emergency Preparation, Planning and Preparedness.
11 April 2007
Joint Resources Safety / WorkSafe Safety Bulletin. - Benefits for AWU Members
11 April 2007
Swan Districts Football Club is delighted to be able to offer all your members a discounted entry ticket to home matches at Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean. - Availability of the Q Fever Vaccine & Q-Fever Skin Test
11 April 2007
WorkSafe is pleased to be able to provide the following update on the short-term and long term supply of Q-Fever vaccine and skin test to the Australian Workers’ Union members. - SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED ON CYCLONE SAFETY
11 April 2007
Press Release from the Minister for Employment Protection, 4th April 2007.The State Government has issued a Safety Bulletin on emergency preparation, planning and preparedness for cyclones as a result of investigations into the Cyclone George tragedies. - Internation Day of Mourning
11 April 2007
International Day of Mourning for those killed or injured at work, takes place this year on Saturday April 28. UnionsWA will undertake its annual memorial service on Friday April 27 at 9.30am at Solidarity Park. - Newspaper Article on AWU's involvement at the Mandurah Crab Fest
29 March 2007
The Mandurah Coastal Times, published an article on Wednesday 21st March 2007 regarding the Australian Workers' Union involvement and stall at the Mandurah Crab Fest 2007. - Letter to the Kalgoorlie Miner Newspaper's Editor
29 March 2007
Mick Murtagh, member of the Australian Workers' Union, sent a letter to the Editor of the Kalgoorlie Miner, which was published in the Tuesday 27th March 2007 edition. - APVMA BOARD DECISION
26 March 2007
At its meeting on 20 February 2007, the APVMA Board considered the continued registration of diazinon products for the dipping and jetting of sheep, in the light of submissions to the Preliminary Review Findings (PRF) report released in June 2006. Amongst other recommendations, the PRF proposed the discontinuation of dipping and jetting uses of diazinon products because of unacceptable occupational health and safety (OH&S) impacts on rural workers. - ACTU REJECTS BIG MINERS' BACKING FOR LIBERAL'S AWA INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS
22 March 2007
The ACTU has labelled a report released today by the Australian Mines & Metals Association backing the Howard Government's AWA individual contracts as inaccurate and self serving. Speaking from Perth in Western Australia ACTU Secretary Greg Combet said: - AUSTRALIAN WORKERS UNION SHOW A DIFFERENT FACE
19 March 2007
The Australian Workers Union had a very successful Crabfest weekend interacting with the Community and demonstrating the importance of Unions in maintaining workers rights and conditions. - Women now earn $100 a week less than men
09 March 2007
ACTU analysis shows widening gender pay gap - A new ACTU analysis shows women in full time jobs now earn $100 a week less than men and that the pay gap for working women is getting wider. - New report shows Federal Govt is failing working families says ACTU
09 March 2007
A new report released today shows that Australian working families are under enormous pressure as a result of long, irregular working hours and a lack of job security.The report clearly shows that the Federal Government is headed in the wrong direction for working families with IR laws that allow penalty rates, overtime, public holidays, shift penalties and weekend work rates to be cut without compensation. - ACTU Media Release Issued Wednesday, 28 February 2007
28 February 2007
NEW FIGURES SHOW WORKERS ON FED GOVT AWAS ARE WORKING LONGER HOURS FOR LESS PAY - ACTU Media Release - Friday 23 February 2007
28 February 2007
Young workers and women losing out under new IR laws says ACTU. - Information Session for potential WorkSafe Inspectors
28 February 2007
WorkSafe has advertised for its annual intake of new inspectors, and an information session is to be held for prospective inspectors. - Attention: Oil & Gas Industry Members - important facts re: Income Tax Advice
23 February 2007
On the 27th September 2006, the Commissioner released two class rulings in relation to the taxation of employees working in the Joint Petroleum Development Area. - Women workers and low paid worst affected by IR laws: New research shows
23 February 2007
Contrary to the Federal Government's promise that conditions for award workers would be 'protected by law', new research by Professor David Peetz shows that almost 20,000 employees are losing award coverage every month under the new IR laws and that pay for female workers is falling. - WorkCover WA Customer First Feedback
19 February 2007
WorkCover WA is committed in providing high quality services to meet your needs and any feedback you give will be used to help us improve our services. - ACTU Media Release Issued Tuesday 13 February 2006
19 February 2007
WOMEN WORKERS AND LOW PAID WORST AFFECTED BY IR LAWS: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS -
Dwellingup Fires
08 February 2007
Over the past two weeks Department of Environment workers have attended to well over seventy fires which have started by either lightning strikes or persons deliberately lighting them. - MEDIA RELEASE - 5th February 2007
05 February 2007
Traffic management company fined $60,000 over death of worker - ACTU Media Release Issued Monday 5 February 2007
05 February 2007
NEW POLL SHOWS VOTERS WANT FEDERAL GOVT TO STAND UP FOR AUSTRALIAN JOBS AND OPPOSE QANTAS SALE: ACTU CALLS FOR PARL. INQUIRY - MEDIA STATEMENT: INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR BROADACRE FARMS UNDERWAY
01 February 2007
WorkSafe has launched an inspection campaign to visit broadacre farms in regional areas that have reported injuries in recent years.The project will involve inspectors visiting a sample group of broadacre properties to identify any common safety risks and provide information to farmers on how to comply with occupational safety and health requirements. - AWU FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2005/2006
25 January 2007
Please find below the option to download the Financial Statement for the Australian Workers' Union, West Australian Branch, for the Financial year which ended the 30th June 2006. - WHAT TO DO IF A WORKER SUFFERS A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT/INJURY
24 January 2007
The Workers Compensation System has undergone significant legislative changes and these changes affect every worker’s claim for compensation as a result of suffering a work related injury, that is, an injury that occurs during the course of a worker performing his/her work duties. - ALP to toughen sham Contractor curbs; create new safety net
17 January 2007
The Federal ALP has pledged to beef-up independent Contractor Laws to prevent sham arrangements and provide ready access to remedies for unfair contracts, while it has also indicated that it will expand minimum conditions beyond the five under Work Choices. - MEDIA ALERT
16 January 2007
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) confirms Employer power to sack at will. - John Hughes for Canning
15 January 2007
The Australian Workers' Union has taken a strong stand against the new Work Choices Legislation. These new laws are the most draconian laws we have seen introduced in Industrial Relations in this Country. - Scheduled Election 2006 - Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery Sub-Branch
11 January 2007
DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR UNCONTESTED OFFICES - Important message from AWU WA Secretary Tim Daly
25 August 2006
The West Australian Branch of the AWU is urging all members to join with workers from across the country on Tuesday 29 August in rallying to support the 107 workers from the Mandurah Rail Project who are being prosecuted by the Federal Government for standing up for their rights at work. - National Day of Protest - 15th November 2005
24 August 2005
Following a teleconference of the ACTU IR Campaign Committee today at 12 noon, a decision has been taken to POSTPONE the National Day of Community Protest until 15 November 2005. - Protect Young Workers: Combet
12 August 2005
The Secretary of the ACTU, Greg Combet today called on the Prime Minister to ensure young workers are protected against exploitation by employers using individual contracts (AWAs). -
AWU Your Rights at Work Campaign
12 August 2005
Find out how Federal Government changes to workplace laws will affect your rights and living standards. Get involved in a new national campaign to keep AWU members Stronger Together. - UNIONS WIN 2 YEARS PARENTAL LEAVE AND RIGHT TO P/TIME WORK FOR WORKING PARENTS
08 August 2005
ACTU Media Release Issued 12 noon Monday 8 August 2005 The ACTU is very pleased to achieve a set of new rights for working Australians that include up to two years of unpaid parental leave after the birth of a child and the right to request part time work when parents return to work. - Bullying in the Workplace
12 July 2005
Paula Saunders a PhD Candidate from the Organisational Psychology School of Psychology University of NSW is working on a doctoral thesis. -
AWU Members March Against Howard Goverment's Proposed IR Reform
11 July 2005
Around 500 AWU members marched against the Howard Governments proposed industrial relations reforms on the 30th of June this year. - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CHANGES
05 July 2005
After July 1 2005 when the Federal Government will take control of the Senate giving it a majority in both houses of federal parliament, it is proposing significant changes to Australia’s workplace relations laws. - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CHANGES
29 June 2005
After July 1 2005 when the Federal Government will take control of the Senate giving it a majority in both houses of federal parliament, it is proposing significant changes to Australia’s workplace relations laws. -
- How John Howard’s Industrial Relations Laws....
27 June 2005
How John Howard’s Industrial Relations LawsWill Affect Australian Pastoral Workers - Ads put human face to work changes
21 June 2005
The ACTU and Australian unions will today (Sun 19 June)launch the first phase of an $8 million advertising campaign designed to sheet home the human costs of the Howard Government's industrial relations changes. - HOWARD SHAFTS BATTLERS WITH SACKING LAW
26 May 2005
John Howard has deserted a significant part of his popular support base by destroying industrial relations laws protecting working people as announced today, the AWU said. - PUSH ON FOR PERMANENCY AFTER CASUAL JOBS CUT AT ALCOA MINE NURSERY
22 April 2005
The Australian Workers' Union has stepped up its push to increase the level of permanent status among workers at an Alcoa mine plant nursery in Western Australia after the company outsourced several casual positions. - AIRC UPHOLDS UNION RIGHTS
18 March 2005
The Australian Workers’ Union welcomed today’s decision by a full bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to include union rights in Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs). -
CALM
18 March 2005
Negotiations have been carried out with calm reps over the past twelve months to upgrade CALM fire service provisions. The reason these negotiations have taken so long was because of the involvement of other unions (mainly the CSA). - New AWU Office and Organiser in Kalgoorlie
11 March 2005
AWU members persistence and dedication to the Union in the Goldfields is now paying off, as the Branch Secretary it gives me great pleasure in informing you that we have now opened an office in Kalgoorlie. - AWU MOVES TO PROTECT HWE JOBS
01 February 2005
The Australian Workers’ Union is moving to save the jobs and entitlements of hundreds of workers concerned about their futures after major mining contractor Henry Walker Eltin (HWE) was placed in voluntary administration yesterday (Monday). -
AWU IS BACK IN THE GOLDFIELDS
18 January 2005
The Australian Workers’ Union is opening a new office in Kalgoorlie, six years after it's last office closed in the West Australian mining district. - Changes to the Western Australian Workers' Compensation System
24 December 2004
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONCHANGES TO THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM IN WA - IWAs under the previous Government: Do you know?
23 December 2004
In 2002, prior to the introduction of amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1979, the current Government commissioned ACIRRT to engage in research comparing employment conditions under Awards versus under Individual Workplace Agreements (IWAs). A random sample study of 200 workers employed on IWAs, primarily from LHMU-type coverage areas, found that ..... - The Howard Government law threatens right of employees to union representation
02 December 2004
Employees faced with unsafe or unfair workplaces will find it harder to access information, advice and support from unions under new laws introduced into Parliament by the Howard Government today.Commenting on the proposed new 'right of entry' laws tabled in Federal Parliament today, ACTU President Sharan Burrow said. - Low paid employees to be hit hardest by Howard’s IR laws
02 December 2004
A new ACTU analysis released today shows that low paid employees will be the worst affected by the Howard Government’s planned new workplace laws. - Former PM Bob Hawke Strongly Endorses Role of Unions
25 November 2004
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke has strongly endorsed the role of unions in Australia's economic and political life. As reported on ABC radio today, the former Labor leader made it clear what he thinks of Labor Party moves to distance itself from the union movement. Download his soundbite below. - BIG SHEEP FACE NEEDLE IN SHEARERS’ SAFETY PLAN
01 November 2004
AWU MEDIA RELEASE - The Australian Workers’ Union is supporting the medical sedation of oversized sheep during shearing to reduce the risk of back injuries to shearers. - What makes an ideal workplace ~ National Secretary Bill Shorten
01 November 2004
What does the ideal workplace look like? AWU national secretary Bill Shorten outlined his view in a speech delivered to the WA IR Society conference on Saturday, while he also touched on union representation and demarcations in the State's Pilbara region. - Worksafe to access compliance with Shearing Code of Practice
03 June 2004
Worksafe inspectors will be visiting shearing sheds during the month of July to access the level of compliance with the “shearing code of practice”. - BHP DEATHS REQUIRE NEW SAFETY POWERS
24 May 2004
A new Western Australian Government inquiry into BHP Billiton should have the power to prosecute if the company is found negligent over a series of deaths and injuries to iron ore workers in the Pilbara, the Australian Workers’ Union said today. - BHP- BILLITON BLAST INQUIRY UNDERWAY
24 May 2004
Kelvin McCann, National Director Industrial Relations of the Australian Workers Union (WA), says the union movement, the government and industry need to stop blaming each other and start developing a collective and cohesive approach to safety. - Pay Equity
21 May 2004
The Minister for Industrial Relations, John Kobelke has announced an inquiry into pay equity issues. - Workers Win $19.00 per Week
14 May 2004
The Commission in Court Session of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission today handed down a decision increasing the award wages of all AWU state awards by $19.00 per week. - AWU WA finalises and registers new common rule Shearing Award
14 May 2004
The state branch of the AWU has finalised and had registered in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission a new common rule Shearing Award. - AWU MEDIA RELEASE
13 May 2004
The Australian Workers’ Union has congratulated the ACCC on its decision to oppose the acquisition of Adelaide Brighton by Boral Limited. - Budget Fails Working Australians
12 May 2004
This Budget squanders a $52 billion surplus over four years yet still fails to save Medicare, public education, or make childcare and other basic servicescheaper. Date: 12 May 2004 - Pilbara Miners Resist AWAs
06 May 2004
210 workers at BHP Billiton Yandi iron ore mine in the East Pilbara are set to become the first Australian miners to resist an employer drive for workers to adopt individual contracts. - Unions Win $19 A Week Pay Rise
05 May 2004
Unions have won Australia's 1.6 million low paid workers a pay increase of $19 a week with today's decision by the AIRC in the National Minimum Wage Case. - STA & Members Equity
09 April 2004
Applicable to all AWU members and members of industry super funds. - The Union buries its dead
24 February 2004
Recently the Australian Workers' Union has lost some of its former office holders, a former State Secretary Joe Keenan and more recently a past President, Glen Ivory. -
Past President Passes Away
15 January 2004
After a long illness Glen Ivory passed away on 4th January. -
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Labour Movement Work Experience Programme
22 September 2003
An innovative and challenging training programme for young people with an interest in the Labour Movement -
- New award rates for shearing members
20 June 2003
AWU award rates for shearers effective 28 May 2003 - Landmark victory for shearing members
20 June 2003
In a landmark victory the AWU won a 25% casual loading in the Commission for more than 4000 shearers across Australia. - State Award for shearing members
20 June 2003
We are currently working on the State Award. I have received the WA Contractors State Award proposal and the union is preparing and writing up a draft award which is based on the input coming directly from you—WA’s pastoral industry workers. This is really a case of an award by us and for us! - Things are shaping up for the industry in WA
20 June 2003
I must thank everybody for their support in helping us to re-establish and re-organise the pastoral industry workers in Western Australia under the umbrella of the AWU. - Safety concerns for shearing members
29 May 2003
There are serious concerns about the health and well being of our members in the shearing industry
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