AMWU NSW & ACT

09/09/2026

Urgent alert for all health and safety reps. Eight workers have been killed by a dangerous contractor.

More details and the steps to take to keep your colleagues safe here: https://bit.ly/Cleanaway20260904

01/09/2026

AMWU NSW & ACT is supporting Unions NSW's push to call on the NSW Government to legislate a NSW standalone labour hire licensing scheme.

While every other state on Australia's east coast has introduced labour hire licensing, NSW remains a safe haven for rogue operators who exploit workers, avoid their legal obligations
and undercut businesses doing the right thing.

Too often, these operators profit through wage theft, sham contracting, phoenixing and other unlawful practices, leaving workers out of pocket while creating an uneven playing field for employers who comply with the law.

Please find the link to the McKell report here.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhywPf1mPn5oMSkx31Wl7Dv5EScgfbcZ9eSZ-w2uJHSikyAHjA_YeY0lzWUThY-4RI8gqtXpNcyLFF3T2lCyzlxb7G2zr5t-7NLOcU6tYTa0HoCKvjMkcaW-E0ggC9BG10jxpkZle4B5dgrg3gVazy9dYkItSw07X6fqt2GNwV4XVe3qJdDou6XCFyckqQc8q9A1V0CjLLF8TLsHOpRZnXi1JaNqU5_G_56sRLEYi3KsKJqUOuwW6aPYiaNGsZCjBKXLuAUK-CVOSmunLlugR19BaxSUii4lfA7Ld1LYOfiFLf27vpdskEWVFWJUBSPwM4cmhFECgEy-TfB3YP8gr-6zobgucpcNp-EH1GaTbJZkeN31A8kN1jY8buJEH4cOcCl13A7v0PvaTFKGkWh-xD580/4ta/BcFnEt1HQC-TNYnESf9kXQ/h3/h001.Q6hI6qn77323UWrkd_AzEertZUOU6jq9zG1qYNBEZEI

Please find the Modern slavery report from the Modern Slavery Committee here.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.RNKlYhK-gnABEpCnH88uwEKkyyt_PZYuMSv0BhmqDKZQUMHuPyhnNOLszcprkVdAkWKYUD2w_Wmf61TP9XmK1Rh4tk9BdR773khX8T48wLuTd3Qdjb74_P320JBtOn-p00u_VRbKguGsvLrrugg_GsVEGvR4RUSk8OaFobf3kvU7hb8sBBOUa-3_mrTZjGDWw6vWbikb3py8yOO4RAWOXydJwKzriZmOiyUxuB9FMIIhxJVe4ulRW7pu8r-WVbJ47C1SBlJ1abufjILy-YfjECqDO-P8LYoiR33TVN8E7-qB3pxt6i67LD35XEd-gzbXW6O-stvQCxMsGniOVT0iLShx4fzG7-aQGHe5BmrtXsBKq219wiqomylkYb2IUxZxwUUQo0qlGOlt5ijAJxtI_0JAnWhzsgzYqpfjK6zLnJPSzduC98z9v04tV78ngPVueBfo-tqWNccXgJ0vBKJRVGtVGTcr2xNJxvqwCK-TMFQE7Q1YtW4ziR6ZxLBRf-UAEj_SduN792Kq7vvzljNXbnpUOpL5FvUxRgFSo9HeZlIAhiAYe-LnZnD8ig3nfO14FCWq1GwtXFJN24RP6jrghtsTZO3nn5lXfEBonqbiETvFShPPPoSHkP-s4O8Q0s2CNEi01QAnEGnpM7PsMrWOU_ZDH_BnGBNMsV7dx9PGeIdS0M6pZ2gwuK6DOF7RpNIUQHnWEVs8lUft2RGK5TEqSg/4ta/BcFnEt1HQC-TNYnESf9kXQ/h4/h001.UiZ5zfvkfIOpQ9xQuXzum-AFK372BQXpnhQsQxIXiW8

Watch the Four Corners segment outlining labour hire exploitation here�https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.T4f1s0H8aL8dqpmq959YtGETNkNeZ0HownXxZ4Dz3k6kr8FLxAuhyXSMtWkiGP64g7EoIwdMkMolV3tlxKicbKVyXWyr15af0MkU1piDg-NczHEHFZYIqqm99CZInI67gWz9zNQn4qVYn3wo4KlAl495JlnxH3IPfzxRq-ZvBadr3B2TI7ZC_E7KHelXqtTjDap9BYm6ajbw6iO1R5A11uiNua_B5zosooERuc5NbbWqWO_b0AIMvPBtqWBQZ-iJmQ5S5B-nt-Lg4LWNwOUsNO9ZoH6sfmqi_czrBgaOz6bK_p-B6xdzT2AUBjOpdYcwp_ZusQG7gbb81skqZ_Ec0qG2YqZrDSJ42Vcy-4mrPnjgJkMCPd07AO4ESyPPUPRURhgshLqBxr6Jd3tWIFWU7Etn9ES9mLujjUmAuedEeKs_9ugfLLS1UBvTbRMuHrIS/4ta/BcFnEt1HQC-TNYnESf9kXQ/h5/h001.H66knCvERER4arQqJBtyTTJSUf9AW7jNxk_jtvzOtwM

and the ABC article here.
https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMeJdPuEmn7D7xCLPriU0wk6NXxUfzdC43beVyXDK10ZVwfVLbJh-jRQrhCC3WmcOsSglt-lGNXwRQewl-1JPAOuj9uyiBfIczPnT4Sn5ymZgqcCFnWU7fiw2DhJoZ9eIt_kCLqmONdS1tpyg9CQZJ1y6k-ItLUd84RlJ5jFjwSVr6AA6EfRFbQuM3zvUmy-5jJiRiYensI-6thUA76gbnuWC3pMCrGIMOsdzBi4Ogv1CHy2MRvDH0T56G95SEQGI3Q7LTyFAoPVfyRWptb0W1AG2RVX7pS8lwGRajeFXNa2puQcbwamSfqZdHkhmD1ryr2Vji1GpWgxz1j2uHawYvkST-c8-CHD5V5ztTIrCwVO5rN9CasZ5mpyWVVuBxN6Q7DxgvGENqmUWhp1MMyzzKplBZrMvVUfR5HWvyontl6DfLORhYEQDtgBGZArBbX0OblHD9Ei997z2CMVS9XL_tRs/4ta/BcFnEt1HQC-TNYnESf9kXQ/h6/h001.ZZDk1AocqRu0eRlxMEolx7rRuJzTOvfns1hjvWCnXsw

A labour hire licensing scheme is a practical, proven reform that protects workers from exploitation while ensuring labour hire providers are licensed, accountable and operating to the same standards. It also helps tackle tax avoidance and phoenixing,
strengthening compliance across the industry.

To support the campaign, Unions NSW have launched a public petition calling on the NSW Government to legislate a comprehensive labour hire licensing scheme.

Find the petition here.�https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMeoegMuWAna4tDZLCtD-U2ROk5R9b3RgRCoHqkFTtN-ubMqu99FvBH1LTlwbV3IDCnKB7tPd2stgzXL0nlNqPRkh2vac_DD43Fa953sSJV2rbEwrrEhT0U6GveXofL5O5diQFNcw7uswqYiTSh8PmCHVH4AGEB3SeyZ_lqIWdEKdnw66ksb7zZ4-zLdyPHfsTZ1ixDDCRHgFQwiznpF3vdfmr729F4huvV4hvmTJoGkBhSEiePgPwCxwPMNOP0IcmA7uFImrIqY-AdD_D5XP5g-WsCKmg4NjWr1P4JNO__vWnkNpf5hg06wYnKwTeu0DiSFwt-984RJA5_2MQk7srJjU3Mxjzj7F0Do9slHde5mESAlCE8l6kbubZ0wg086SPg/4ta/BcFnEt1HQC-TNYnESf9kXQ/h8/h001.M2cguYboqvDh--2QXEZzIn4bbU0OzgJefTvRKmW5U3o

This is not about the businesses who are trying to do the right thing. It’s about making the playing field level so that good businesses aren’t being undercut by bad faith actors operating in these spaces.   Too often, these operators profit through wage theft, sham contracting, phoenixing ...

01/09/2026

Have you been monitored at work? We want to hear from you.

NSW’s workplace surveillance laws are more than 20 years old. They were introduced in2005 – before smartphones, widespread working from home, workplace apps and today’s AI technology.

A lot has changed since then. Today, your employer might use GPS, cameras, computer monitoring, productivity tracking,biometric technology, workplace apps or AI to monitor workers or make decisions about their work.We want to know what this looks like in your workplace, and whether it is affecting yourprivacy, safety, stress, ability to take breaks or your day-to-day working life. We’re asking members to complete a short survey about their experiences withworkplace surveillance.

Complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WWN8GPJ

You might have experienced:· GPS or location tracking, Computer or phone monitoring, Productivity or performance tracking, Automated rostering or allocation of work, AI making or recommending decisions about your work, Monitoring while working from home, Biometric or facial recognition technology, Other forms of workplace surveillance. The survey is confidential. Responses may be used in de-identified research, campaign materials, media, submissions and advocacy for stronger workplace surveillance laws.

After more than 20 years, it’s time for NSW’s workplace surveillance laws to catch up with the way we work today. Your experience can help make the case for laws that protect workers and give us a say in how technology is used at work.

Unions NSW

13/08/2026

A Future Made in Australia backs in blue collar jobs ✊

We’ve just found out that the NSW Government has committed to support the Albanese Government in securing the aluminium smelting site’s future.

Governments, unions and Tomago’s owners have been working hard to deliver this outcome for the Hunter Valley.

Led by our local union delegates, this outcome protects 1000 direct jobs and 5000 more in local supply chains.

A great outcome for jobs in the region.

Well done AMWU NSW & ACT, AWU - Australian Workers' Union NSW Branch and ETU NSW & ACT Branch, Electrical Trades Union ✊

13/08/2026

A thousand union families are sleeping easier tonight.

The fight of our lives was to secure the future of Tomago Aluminium.

Workers took action through their union — and they won.

That’s the power of a union: workers coming together to fight for their collective interests.

Our union has our backs ✊

02/08/2026

There’s more to come.

From stronger industrial rights to more apprentices on the job, last week the AMWU has secured important policy wins for workers - here are our top 5 picks, with more to come ✊

The next step is implementing these commitments into action.

29/07/2026

AMWU NSW/ACT branch proudly supports this milestone for Illawarra’s Bisalloy Steel. Securing a US $2 million contract to supply submarine-grade HY80 steel for US Navy Virginia-class submarines under AUKUS is a significant achievement for Australian workers and our steel industry. This demonstrates the value of Australian-made steel and the strength of our allied supply chains. Congratulations to Bisalloy Steel and BlueScope, and thanks to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy for recognising our members in the Illawarra. We look forward to more Australian companies joining and growing in the allied submarine supply chain.

10/07/2026

AMWU members at Fire and Rescue NSW are celebrating the long-awaited approval of their new Award.

Our FRNSW members maintain and repair the vehicles and equipment that FRNSW firefighters use to save lives on a daily basis. For years, this critical work has been severely undervalued by the NSW Government.

The new award introduces a number of improved conditions, including an 18% increase to wage rates and allowances for Fire Vehicle Repairers (FVRs) and Rescue Equipment Technicians (RETs) over three years, the creation of a new classification for RETs, and a new Test and Tag allowance.

Congratulations to FRNSW members!

09/07/2026

When AMWU member Zach left his job at an automotive company, his exit package was short, with the company underpaying him for overtime, annual leave, annual leave loading and superannuation. The AMWU Legal Team filed a claim and represented Zach in the NSW Small Claims Division, and have succeeded in recovering his full entitlements.

“The legal team put in the hard work from day one. We had our day in court, and we prevailed because they did things by the book”, said Zach.

"An employer who got away with underpaying employees for so long has finally been held to task for their behaviour. I hope this win starts a ripple in the automotive industry that will eventually become a wave that will s***f out these kinds of behaviours, because that kind of behaviour on the part of employers and business owners has no place in Australia.”

Congratulations Zach!

07/07/2026

We’re Building Them Here.

For 12 years, we had a government that explicitly told rail manufacturing workers that they aren’t good at the work they've been doing since 1926.

In 2026, we have a government that is willing to listen to workers and invest in our local industry. There is still a lot of work to be done, but this weekend’s announcement shows that when we stand together and hold government accountable, we make progress and win.