AMWU Victoria

AMWU Victoria The AMWU Victorian Branch represents workers in all areas of manufacturing across Victoria. This page is a community of union members and supporters.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union represents tens of thousands of workers in all areas of manufacturing around Australia, including: Food and confectionery; Metal and engineering; Printing and packaging; Technical, laboratory, supervisory and administrative areas; and Vehicle building, service and repair. The AMWU aims to ensure our members receive the pay, conditions, safety and respec

t they deserve at work. We fight for a fair deal for workers – both at work and in the community. We believe in a fair and equal society for all, with the provision of public social services including education, health care, and of dignity in retirement. If you work in manufacturing, we will work together to help protect you, your colleagues, and your rights at work.
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What an awesome night in Yallourn!🔥40 women joined us at TAFE Gippsland to get hands-on with engineering trades. They tr...
03/09/2026

What an awesome night in Yallourn!🔥

40 women joined us at TAFE Gippsland to get hands-on with engineering trades. They tried MIG welding, oxy welding and oxy cutting, before putting their new skills to work making their own dust pan to take home.

We were also so pleased to have AMWU member Krystal, a qualified fitter and turner, join us for the evening. She shared her experience, helping teach welding and showing women what a career in the trades can look like.

A huge thank you to TAFE Gippsland for putting on such a fantastic evening, and particularly to the teachers who brought so much passion and enthusiasm to giving women a genuine hands-on experience of the trades.

Another incredible turnout in Gippsland and another reminder that women are interested in engineering trades when they’re given the opportunity to try them.

The AMWU Breaking Barriers: Women in Trades and Tech project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations through the Building Women’s Careers Program.

MEDIA RELEASE: Liberal Train Promise Needs Answers on Victorian Jobs and ManufacturingThe Victorian Branch of the AMWU i...
02/09/2026

MEDIA RELEASE: Liberal Train Promise Needs Answers on Victorian Jobs and Manufacturing

The Victorian Branch of the AMWU is calling for transparency from the Liberal Leader, Jess Wilson, on their promise to invest $1.7 billion in 25 new hybrid-electric trains. While we welcome investment in public transport, it's crucial we know where this money will go.

Victorians deserve clarity on:
- Where will these trains be built?
- How much local content is involved?
- Who will supply the components and conduct maintenance?
- When will they actually be delivered?

Election promises are just the start.

Today we stand with the Maritime Union of Australia - MUA and workers at one of Melbourne’s biggest bulk liquid ports, w...
02/09/2026

Today we stand with the Maritime Union of Australia - MUA and workers at one of Melbourne’s biggest bulk liquid ports, who have been stood down indefinitely following industrial action in West Melbourne.

AMWU members, MUA members and workers from other unions have joined together in solidarity.

MUA + AMWU + union power. Here to stay! ✊

The AMWU is offering a FREE hands-on short course for women, girls and non-binary people aged 15+ working in print and p...
01/09/2026

The AMWU is offering a FREE hands-on short course for women, girls and non-binary people aged 15+ working in print and packaging.
📍 Holmesglen, Chadstone
📅 From 5 October | 4 Monday nights
🕕 6pm–9pm
Places are limited. Register now:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9MB5RR8
Contact project officer Courteney Munn for more information - [email protected]

The Concrete Gang is celebrating 50 incredible years! Join us on Monday, 31 August at 12:00 PM at The Leveson in North M...
28/08/2026

The Concrete Gang is celebrating 50 incredible years! Join us on Monday, 31 August at 12:00 PM at The Leveson in North Melbourne.

Let’s honour 50 years of giving rank-and-file construction workers a voice on the airwaves! Enjoy live music, delicious finger food, and great company.

Tickets will be available at the door. Don’t miss out on this milestone celebration!

A new Breaking Barriers Try-a-Trade record! 🔥Last night, 57 women joined us at TAFE Gippsland’s Port of Sale campus to g...
27/08/2026

A new Breaking Barriers Try-a-Trade record! 🔥

Last night, 57 women joined us at TAFE Gippsland’s Port of Sale campus to get hands-on and give engineering trades a go.

It was our biggest Try-a-Trade event yet, and another reminder that when women are given the opportunity to experience trades for themselves, the interest is absolutely there.

A huge thank you to TAFE Gippsland and everyone who helped make the night such a success.

The Breaking Barriers: Women in Trades and Tech project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations through the Building Women’s Careers Program.

Today we remember Dolly Parton, whose music gave working people an anthem for the daily grind and the fight for dignity ...
26/08/2026

Today we remember Dolly Parton, whose music gave working people an anthem for the daily grind and the fight for dignity at work. Here in Australia, Dolly’s words resonate with generations of women who have fought for their place in the workforce and in the union movement.

From Victorian unionist Muriel Heagney, who spent decades fighting for equal pay and women’s right to work, and worked as a women’s organiser for the Amalgamated Engineering Union in the 1940s, to the women of Wollongong’s Jobs for Women campaign, who spent 14 years fighting for the right to work in the steel industry and took their fight against BHP to the highest court in the country. Their story is told in the documentary Women of Steel.

Different countries. Different generations. Different struggles. But the fight for fair pay, dignity, equality and a better future for working people connects us all.
Vale Dolly. 💜

2 more weeks to go! Our Delegates & HSRs Training Forum for 2026 is coming up.🗓️ Wednesday 9 September🕘 9AM (8AM registr...
26/08/2026

2 more weeks to go! Our Delegates & HSRs Training Forum for 2026 is coming up.
🗓️ Wednesday 9 September
🕘 9AM (8AM registration)
📍 AMWU Vic Offices: 251 Queensberry St, Carlton VIC 3053

RSVP by Wednesday 19 August:
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]
Please include any dietary requirements with your RSVP.

Important: Some employers require a release letter. If this applies to you, request one when you RSVP or speak with your AMWU organiser.

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