Change Branch
Call for 30,000 more migrant workers is a scam to fleece West Australians
By Mick Buchan, State Secretary, CFMEU Construction & General WA Yesterday the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, a front for the biggest mining companies in Australia, came out to say they wanted an extra 30,000 migrant workers in Western Australia. Calling for...
Morrison’s dirty Super deal leaves construction workers at insurance risk
CFMEU National Construction Secretary, Dave Noonan, has called out the Morrison Government for betraying construction workers across the country by doing a dirty deal on superannuation. Changes to superannualtion regulation pushed through parliament by Scott Morrison...
Acciona trying to make workers subsidise their own mismanagement
By Bella Fitzpatrick The Avertas Energy waste-to-energy plant being built by Acciona in Kwinana is becoming a prime example of what happens when we sell out our infrastructure projects to profit-driven multinationals. The project cost and length are already starting...
Former Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella, supporter of Work Choices, now in line for Fair Work Appointment
By Bella Fitzpatrick Sophie Mirabella is the controversial former MP for the seat of Indi in Victoria. While she was in Parliament from 2001 – 2013, she was a main supporter of John Howard’s Work Choices, a filthy attempt to undermine the rights of workers and...