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NSW News

Christmas & Festive Greetings - 20 December 2011
Festive Greetings from Russ Collison, AWU NSW State Secretary and all the AWU Officials at the Greater NSW Branch.

Working Australia Census 2011: Make your voice heard - 02 May 2011
Australian unions have launched the biggest ever survey of workers in Australia's history.

More than 100 good jobs lost as auto-parts plant in Yennora closes - 18 March 2010
Sydney's south-west manufacturing sector has taken a big hit as international car component parts manufacturer, Dana, shuts its Yennora plant, resulting in 115 jobs lost..

Boeing shows lack of respect for Western Sydney workers - 04 March 2010
Boeing's workforce in Western Sydney has been treated with little or no respect with the company announcing it is shutting its aerospace engineering site without any consultation with the workers or their unions.

Kandos Raffle Draw Results - 16 December 2009
Delegates and officials of The Australian Workers Union (AWU) and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) have for the past month been selling tickets to a raffle draw where 100% of the proceeds went to the family of the Late Colin Fuller.

Worker Dies at Cement Factory - 14 September 2009
An employee at the cement factory in Kandos has died in a workplace incident. The accident occurred last night at approximately 10.30 pm.

Calling All Delegates - 04 August 2009
First call for all AWU delegates to be available for our Annual Conference to be held on 13th November 2009.

Victory for NSW Award Employees - 31 July 2009
The NSW Industrial relations Commission has increased the minimum award wage rates by 2.8% resulting in a minimum increase of $15.50 per week.

Western Sydney company points the bone at good unionists - 16 March 2009
A major aluminum products company in Western Sydney is trying to silence the union voice in their workplace, by sacking the Australian Workers' Union delegate, and about half its workforce . "They've gone out and pointed the bone at their most active union members this morning - sacking nearly half their workforce without any consultation" Russ Collison, AWU NSW Secretary said today.

Russ Collison Re-elected as Branch Secretary - 28 January 2009


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