Submarine maintenance and construction staff working at government-owned shipyard ASC in Adelaide have been given wage parity with colleagues doing similar work in Perth – but it has taken a year long wage dispute to achieve it. In a dispute that saw ASC CEO Stuart Whiley dig in against union demands only to eventually decide…
While an industrial dispute continues at submarine builder ASC, workers at a second Adelaide defence factory have walked off the job in support of better pay. More than 100 South Australian workers from BAE Systems Australia walked off the job yesterday afternoon for 24 hours for better pay and conditions. The stoppage at the Joint…
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have signed an agreement in Washington (pictured) clearing the way for Australia’s import of Virginia class nuclear submarines. The agreement for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion was tabled in federal parliament today. The agreement also enables the import of equipment for the later construction at the…
South Australian submarine workers have begun strike action at the government owned ASC maintenance and sustainment facility in Adelaide as they continue their long running dispute seeking pay parity with ASC workers in Western Australia. The 350 workers, members of the AMWU, AWU and ETU, who began their protected strike action in early May took…
The federal government has entered into a $5.1 million Federation Funding Agreement with South Australia and Western Australia to deliver a new programme to give students defence industry experience. The governments will deliver the Schools Pathways Program (SPP), part of the Australian Government’s Defence Industry Development Strategy. The SPP will help to promote Science, Technology,…
The federal government has confirmed submarine builder ASC Pty Ltd in its role sustaining and updating Australia’s Collins class submarines. The government signed a new four-year sustainment contract with ASC, securing shipyards in South Australia and Western Australia as the centres of excellence for submarines. This new contract will provide work valued at over $2.2…
The federal government has announced the go ahead for the life-of-type extension programme for the Collins class submarine fleet, extending their life until the arrival of Virginia class nuclear powered submarines. HMAS Farncomb will be the first of the Collins class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide…
The federal government has announced Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and an AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture as the concept design partners for South Australia’s new nuclear-powered submarine construction yard (NPSCY). KBR has extensive experience in supporting design and project management for defence infrastructure facilities and will design the area of the NPSCY that will…
South Australian submarine workers have decided to walk off the job this morning at 7.30am at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in a dispute over unequal pay in the rapidly growing sector. The ASC maintenance and sustainment facility will come to a standstill as 350 trades and operator support workers take protected industrial action over poor…
Adelaide manufacturer Marine & General (MG) Engineering has joined in the BAE Systems Maritime Australia construction programme building Hunter class frigates at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide. BAE Systems has long wanted to involve shipbuilder MG Engineering in the Hunter project as it diversifies the skills and facilities dedicated to the massive project. MG…
