Tag: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
The crucial role of workforce management in continuous shift manufacturing environments
There are a multitude of challenges currently facing the manufacturing sector in Australia, not least managing an ageing skilled workforce operating on a 24/7 shift basis.
Victoria seeks input on advancing women in manufacturing and energy sectors
Businesses and individuals throughout Victoria are encouraged to provide their input on strategies to enhance the involvement and progression of women in the manufacturing and energy sectors, the state government announced.
Victoria unveils new initiatives to attract women to manufacturing and energy sectors
The Victorian Government has introduced new initiatives to support more women to enter and succeed in male-dominated manufacturing and energy industries, driving progress towards gender equality in the workplace.
New Apprenticeships Taskforce created in Victoria to boost safety, fairness
The Victorian government has established a new taskforce that would boost fairness and safety for apprentices across the state’s industry.
New committee created to shape Australia’s national robotics strategy
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has unveiled the members of a National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee that would establish Australia’s strategy for emerging automation technologies.
Workers take fight for Portland jobs to Canberra
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The Committee for Portland welcomes the Australian Workers' Union and Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union's fight for the Federal Government to mandate local manufacturing...
Australian Unions sign landmark MoU with SEA 5000 contender
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Fincantieri, a final contender for the Federal Government’s SEA...
Future subs builder signs landmark agreement with Australian unions
Naval Group Australia – a subsidiary of Naval Group – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian unions that outlines the partnership...
ASC workers take protected industrial action in Adelaide
Workers at Adelaide-based shipbuilder ASC have decided to take industrial action after the Federal Government-owned Corporation failed to negotiate a satisfactory enterprise agreement with...
Turnbull’s PaTH internship program alerts Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has raised concerns that the PaTH internship program unveiled in the federal budget posed a serious risk...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
