The election of the Abbott Government has given some employers an incentive to make it very difficult for Union officials to gain entry to the dining room to speak to members. As a consequence, the Union has had to look Read More
Read moreWe are sure all of our members have had the same experience whenever negotiations for a new agreement are underway – inevitably, the company declares itself unprofitable and unviable. However, the statistics never really fit the spin. In the period Read More
Read moreAn employee was summarily dismissed at a South East Queensland meatworks. After a Union investigation uncovered evidence that was not considered by the employer in its decision to terminate our member’s employment the Union filed at FWC an unfair termination Read More
Read moreAt a leading smallgoods factory, the Union discovered widespread underpayments and members were being paid less than the classification rate to which they were working. After meeting with the company at FWC on several occasions the Union argued successfully and Read More
Read moreRecently a group of members in an independent supermarket butcher shop contacted the AMIEU with concerns over wage rates and unpaid superannuation (a common issue among our retail butchery members). It was quickly identified that the employer, over a 1-year Read More
Read moreRecently one of our members was stood down indefinitely by a Company’s “Soft Tissue Practitioner” even after he had obtained a full clearance from his own doctor. The Union applied to FWC for a decision. The Commissioner ordered an independent Read More
Read moreA member who injured themself while at work was persuaded by the company to resign. The member, then unhappy with the way in which they were treated, contacted the Union. The Union and the company met which resulted with the Read More
Read moreEarlier this year the AMIEU uncovered a plant that had contracted a Labour Hire firm in which widespread underpayments was occurring for Korean backpacker workers. These young workers were paid rates lower than the Award, no shift, weekend or overtime Read More
Read moreColes and Woolworths, ‘the Duopoly’ as they are widely referred to, together control 80% of the supermarket share, and both are now taking steps to further increase their respective pieces of the pie. The supermarket giants are buying up independent Read More
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