Tag: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
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...
AMWU: Coalition budget slap in the face to manufacturing workers
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) launched a scathing attack on the Turnbull Government on Tuesday, saying its budget “failed to deliver for manufacturing...
Alcoa rejects AMWU’s claims of endangering workers during Waroona bushfire
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has accused Alcoa of endangering the lives of its workers at the Wagerup aluminium refinery south of Perth...
Auto component manufacturers call for ATS reforms
Industry and union representatives have told a senate inquiry that the Automotive Transformation Scheme needs to be reformed to expend illegibility in order to...
AMWU lays blame at Government’s door for Forgacs redundancies
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has voiced its support for shipbuilders at Forgacs in the Hunter who are being made redundant as the...
AMWU: Government to blame for imminent job loss at BAE
Hundreds of jobs are hanging in the balance at BAE System’s Williamston shipyard as the defence contractor decided yesterday not to tender for a...
AMWU bemoans Holden’s forced redundancies in Australia
Holden’s decision to impose forced redundancies on its workers after failing to attract sufficient volunteers for its latest round of 270 layoffs at its...
Government’s claims over shipyards’ productivity concerns not justified, Unions say
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has urged Defence Minister Kevin Andrews to make the crucial decision to build Australia’s future submarines in Adelaide,...
RET impasse hurting Australia’s industry
The political stalemate over the passing of the renewable energy target (RET) is hurting the competitiveness and confidence of Australia’s trade exposed industries, said...
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Automotive canopy and tray manufacturer manages 6,000 SKUs with self-implemented ERP
Australian automotive accessories manufacturer Trig Point self-implemented an ERP system in just three months and gained control over its unwieldy component inventory, product customizations, and production processes. “We wouldn’t be able to manage that without a system like this,” says Chris Wasylkiw, Production Engineer.
