The latest quarterly report from Australian Building and Construction Commission shows that in total the regulator has wasted around half-a-million taxpayer dollars on frivolous court action in the infamous 'cup of tea' case.
Workers at asbestos removal company GBAR Australia have been threatened via text message that their jobs may not be there unless they agree to the company’s pay offer.
The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has raised serious questions about the Attorney General’s links to a prominent Perth builder and Liberal Party donor who a judge described as having a ‘blind hatred’ for the CFMEU which contributed to significant safety breaches.
The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has slammed the ABCC for targeting dozens of Queensland workers with $42,000 fines in a dispute over flags while ignoring the crisis in confidence enveloping the Australian construction industry.
Dubai-owned DP World Australia has today announced plans to slash more than 10 per cent of its workforce, with 100 more jobs scheduled to be axed at both Melbourne and Sydney container terminals.
Mining and quarry industry representatives, the Queensland Government and trade unions have today reached a landmark agreement committing to a safety reset in the Queensland resources sector.
The Union had a huge victory recently after one of our new delegates was targeted for his union activity and sacked by his employer. The Union lodged an urgent application with the Federal Court and we were granted a hearing a few days later.
THE QUEENSLAND Police Service owes taxpayers an explanation as to why they are wasting vast sums of money and police time pursuing half-baked actions against union organisers through the court system, the CFMEU said.
Business leaders on bloated executive salaries have been slammed for their hypocritical claims that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s pledge to boost the minimum wage to a living wage “would take Australia backwards”.
The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union has welcomed today’s decision of the Federal Court of Australia to reject an attempt by employer groups to overturn its amalgamation.