SECRETARY WA BRANCH REPORT
YEAR IN REVIEW 2025 - BUILDING WORKPLACE POWER I am extremely proud to present the 2025 AWU WA Branch Year in Review. This year’s report is more than a summary of activity — it is a record of collective strength in action. It captures the challenges we confronted, the member-led campaigns we ran, and the agreements we fought for and won, while always focusing on lifting wages and improving working conditions. Across the state, our organisers, delegates and members demonstrated what stronger together truly means. We backed our delegates, equipped our members, and when it mattered most, our members stepped up — taking protected industrial action in pursuit of fair pay, secure jobs, and safe workplaces. Power is not given, it is built, and this year we continued to proudly build workplace power hand in hand with our members from all corners of WA. From Alcoa members in Kwinana confronting the reality of refinery closure, to WMWA mining members in the Pilbara standing firm against BHP and Rio Tinto; from DBCA bush firefighters taking industrial action, to Bechtel onshore civil construction members at Pluto 2 refusing to be left behind - AWU members drew a clear line in the sand. I want to sincerely thank our WA Branch staff and organising team, who once again went above and beyond in support of our members. My thanks also to the WA Branch Executive, whose leadership reflects the breadth and strength of Western Australia’s industrial landscape. Thank you for your continued trust and support, standing with us as we build workplace power together. Brad Gandy WA Branch Secretary The Australian Workers’ Union
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