Informing food and beverage manufacturers

AUSTRALIAN-MANUFACTURING-WORKERS-UNION

AMWU seeks assurances on Cadbury jobs

Friday 05 February 2010

Following Kraft Foods’ successful takeover bid for British confectioner Cadbury, questions are now being asked about the status of jobs that may not be so sweet for the chocolate maker’s employees here.


Kraft swallows Cadbury whole

Wednesday 20 January 2010

After months of bitter negotiations, confectionery giant Cadbury has agreed to Kraft’s multi-billion dollar takeover bid.


Heinz locks out workers indefinitely

Friday 04 December 2009

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says employees at Heinz baby food factory in Echuca were shocked to discover they had been locked out indefinitely for refusing to attend work team meetings.


Cadbury under pressure

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury is under pressure to reveal details of more cutbacks planned for its Australian factories.


Soup's up!

Monday 21 September 2009

Campbell's Soup employees are back at work after being locked out of the Lemnos factory in Victoria's Goulburn Valley for five days.


AMWU wants Visy agreement rejected

Friday 03 July 2009

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is calling on the Federal Government to reject a five-year, non-union agreement it says Visy is trying to impose on workers at its Tumut pulp and paper mill.


Dairy Industry takeover seen as positive

Wednesday 09 July 2008

Workers at Nestle in Echuca, Victoria are hopeful that the purchase of the business by diary giant Fonterra will strengthen the future of the operation.


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