The Australian Workers’ Union has said “understandable concern” among members had followed the voluntary administration of Dandenong’s Oceania Glass, and raised a perceived lack of support for domestic glass manufacturing.
In a statement on Wednesday, the union said its priority is currently “to gather comprehensive insights and secure explanations” from management and administrators of the collapsed company.
Grant Thornton Australia partners were appointed as administrators on Tuesday.
The AWU claimed that the situation “highlights a broader crisis”, with very few Australian-owned and operated glass manufacturing companies remaining, and that an “influx of cheap imported” products had contributed…
