News By Industry Aluminium
Queensland construction and maintenance workers throw off the AWA shackles - 10 September 2008
An AWU campaign to end individual agreements, at one of the biggest employers in regional Queensland , has had a resounding victory.
Aluminium workers debate future - 05 July 2004
Aluminium workers’ representatives from around Australia will discuss their future under impending changes including the Kyoto Protocol at an industry conference in Queensland this week.
AWU to Hold Crane to Job Security Guarantee - 23 August 2005
The Australian Workers’ Union has secured a guarantee from the Crane Group Limited that its workforce will not be disadvantaged by the sale of its aluminium business to Capral Aluminium.
Construction workers should have the same rights as the rest of the workforce - 30 July 2008
It is unacceptable in a modern democracy that workers in the construction industry have fewer rights than the broader workforce, says the ACTU.
Donate to the Union Tsunami Appeal - 05 January 2005
The Australian trade union movement, through it's overseas aid arm, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA, is calling on all working women and men in Australia to donate generously to the union appeal for the victims of the tsunami in South Asia. If every member of a trade union gave just $2, it would raise over $4,500,000 for the victims.
New website for AWU Aluminium Members - 05 November 2004
A new website has been launched today to provide information and news to over 12,000 AWU members working the Alumina Industry.
PM Rudd salutes unions at Bernie Banton funeral - 05 December 2007
Australia's newly elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, today praised the role and importance of the trade union movement in Australian society.
THE FUTURE OF THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY - 24 July 2002
One of the world’s leading experts in the aluminium industry and current executive director of the Australian Aluminium Council, Mr Ron Knapp, will be guest speaker at the AWU’s two day national aluminium seminar in Melbourne today.
Union wins nearly $14,000 pay out for NSW miner - 24 January 2008
An AWU Newcastle member has got a nice big cheque to start off 2008 , after the union went into bat for him.
Work banned on pipeline after workers exposed to asbestos - 18 March 2008
The AWU has banned work on the laying of a pipeline in Victoria after more than one dozen construction workers were exposed to asbestos in recent weeks.
National Secretary: Paul Howes