Barnaby Joyce too busy putting his foot in his mouth to save New England jobs
It’s been another embarrassing week for Australia’s deputy Prime Minister and resident drunken uncle Barnaby Joyce, who sent the Liberal-National coalition into damage control mode when he publicly claimed that…
Meat Workers Union welcomes Upper Hunter abattoir, but warns of urgent cattle shortage
The announcement this week of a new abattoir project in the Upper Hunter, and the 600 people who stand to be employed, is welcomed by the Meat Workers Union. We…
Backpacker tax changes are unfair and unreasonable: Here’s how to fix the problem
Every worker in Australia, regardless of where they come from, should be treated fairly under the law – including when it comes to taxation. But with the Turnbull Government proposing…
Great news for poultry workers with Manilla chicken farms set to go ahead
The AMIEU’s Newcastle & Northern Branch welcomes the news that Baiada Poultry’s application to build 70 broiler chicken sheds in Manilla has been approved. The flow-on-effects of this massive poultry…
Meat workers unite to save jobs at Scone plant
Union members at JBS Swift’s Scone processing plant have had a victory earlier this year after their collective bargaining power saw them retain their jobs during a downsizing effort by…