Administrators at the Whyalla Steelworks have commended the efforts of AWU members, who have kept the plant running despite a complete lack of maintenance or investment in the facility. One month on, the dire state of the steelworks is becoming clear to administrators, who are taking efforts to turn things around. Nearly 100 workers are […]
Check out some snaps from the State and Federal Governments’ announcement last Thursday of a $2.4B funding package to secure the future of the Whyalla Steelworks! AWU members spoke to PM Anthony Albanese and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas about what this massive investment will mean for them and their families. This is a critical lifeline […]
Whyalla Update
The State and Federal Labor governments are stepping up where it’s needed to secure the future of Whyalla and protect tens of thousands of jobs. After years of uncertainty and shambolic mismanagement under GFG, the joint $2.4 billion rescue package means our members can get back to work making steel for Australia and the world. […]
Whyalla Announcement
February 20th’s announcement is huge for the workers of Whyalla steelworks, their families, the community and Australia’s steel industry. The AWU commends the Prime Minister, South Australian Premier and State and Federal Ministers for their decisive action to save Whyalla after years of uncertainty. Workers should never have been sweating on shutdowns and closures as […]
Administration of the Whyalla Steelworks
The SA Government’s administration of the Whyalla steelworks provides a plan for the future, after years of financial mismanagement and uncertainty by GFG Group. Our sovereign capability hinges on our ability to make our own steel – to lose our largest steelworks would be catastrophic. Right now, our priority is to secure the future for […]
Election Notice
The Australian Workers’ Union South Australian Branch Election Notice E2024/163 E2024-163 AWU SA – Election Notice
Worker – Spring 2024
Worker-SPRING-2024
Life Membership Martin Hilton
Marty joined the AWU in 1979 when he started work as a Blast Furnace operator at the Steelworks in Whyalla and still holds that position today. Marty always understood the value of being in the Union and became an AWU delegate in 1983 and is still an AWU delegate today (over 40 years as a […]
Life Membership – James Phelan
James (Jim) Phelan has been a loyal and committed AWU Member for 40 years with his workplace being in the most remote and harshest areas of Australia that being the Cooper Basin in South Australia (Santos). Jim over this time has been instrumental in conjunction with our members in achieving outcomes (especially as a […]
SA Delegate of the Year 2024
Congratulations to Terry Bails, our 2024 AWU South Australian Delegate of the Year! Terry Bails has been a member and delegate at Visy Glass since 1998. Over the years, he has participated in every enterprise agreement negotiations, making sure that the members at his workplace get better wages and outcomes each time. He […]
Paul Farrow announced as new AWU National Secretary
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has announced that Paul Farrow will become the union’s 22nd National Secretary, succeeding Daniel Walton who will officially step down on 14 July. Mr Farrow, a seasoned trade unionist with more than two decades of experience, was endorsed to succeed Mr Walton by the AWU’s National Executive, meeting in Darwin. […]
A Message From Outgoing AWU National Secretary Daniel Walton
After nearly 7 years at the helm, and 15 years in our Union, Daniel Walton has announced he is stepping down as AWU National Secretary. “It has been a singular honour to lead the AWU and I’m incredibly proud of what our union has achieved by working together since 2016,” he says. “I have the […]
Vale Bill Ludwig
Vale William Patrick Ludwig OAM 25/05/1934 – 11/04/2022 William Patrick Ludwig OAM was fond of saying we are all just passing through this great union. But no one passed through the AWU quite like Big Bill. Bill was born in Longreach, in the central west of his beloved state of Queensland in 1934. The death […]
Horticulture Award Win
The Australian Worker’s Union has won a landmark industrial case that will soon guarantee all piece-rate farmworkers will be paid the minimum hourly rate. It’s a decision that will see the vast majority of farmworkers significantly increase their take-home pay and superannuation. WHAT IT MEANS FOR ME? As a farmworker you can still be paid […]
Fuel Security Announcement
The coronavirus outbreak has exposed Australia’s weak fuel security policy and shown how vital it is to protect and strengthen our fuel refining capabilities. When the next crisis hits, Australia currently only has 50 days of fuel available. We’d run out of petrol within weeks and the shelves in supermarkets would be empty within days. It’s not good enough, and […]
Gas Announcement
As all manufacturing workers know, the cost and reliability of energy are vital to the survival of our sector. While gas prices crashed worldwide, Australians continued to pay a premium to use our own natural resources. This price gouging has sent manufacturers to the wall and allowed foreign multi-national gas companies to extract billions from us while we all suffer. It’s not […]
Vale’ Jim Doyle
Members, it is with a degree of sadness that I inform you that Life Member Jim Doyle passed away on Saturday August 15th at the age of 102. Jim joined the AWU at the age of 15 initially working the shearing sheds in North Queensland. In his 87 years of continuous membership of the AWU […]
O.I Glass Sale
Please find link below for a Letter from State and Branch Secretary Peter Lamps to members regarding the Sale of O.I Glass. O-I Glass Sale
Is Your Workplace Safe From Silica Dust
Each year 600,000 Australian workers are exposed to silica dust. When inhaled silica dust can cause a variety of lung diseases including silicosis, the new asbestosis. Silica dust can also cause kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Currently the mandatory silica dust exposure limit is 0.1mg per cubic metre, averaged over an eight-hour day. […]
Grant Cunningham Wins First AWU Yossi Berger Award
The inaugural Yossi Berger Safety Award has been presented to Grant Cunningham, an AWU delegate and the Rolling Mill Team at Liberty Primary Steel in Whyalla, South Australia. The award was presented by National Secretary Daniel Walton, and South Australian Branch Secretary Peter Lamps at the Steel Works. “At the AWU, nothing is more important […]
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