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Politics of Climate Change in NSW
Climate change is now accepted as a real and imminent threat. The findings of the Garnaut Report and the introduction of emissions trading will require wide ranging changes in practice and attitude to the environment, including a vision that extends beyond the electoral cycle. 05 July 2008 [Read More]
AWU on Garnaut
The Garnaut Draft Report’s recognition of the importance for Australia, as an exporting nation, of the big resource, energy and metallurgical mining industries, is welcomed by the Australian Workers' Union - our biggest resource and energy union. 04 July 2008 [Read More]
Vic ambo online campaign
Ambo morale crisis could see 700 Victorian ambos walk away and sink govt recruitment plans 02 July 2008 [Read More]
Global energy misusing guest workers
The Australian Workers Union has called on the Federal Government to urgently stop a global energy industry corporation moving a barge from Australia to Indonesia, while investigations into their misuse of foreign labour are completed. 01 July 2008 [Read More]
New AWU Secretary for WA
Australia’s biggest resource and energy union will begin an aggressive new campaign to re-establish the Australian Workers’ Union back into Western Australia’s mining heartland with the election of a new WA Branch Secretary, Stephen Price.
30 June 2008 [Read More]
CFMEU on warpath over ABCC powers
Is a trade unionist compelled to give evidence on what was said at a meeting of workers? Answer: yes. At least, if the building industry's watchdog, the ABCC, requests attendance. 27 June 2008 [Read More]
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