Change Branch
Construction industry ‘regulator’ just a publicly funded protection racket for big business
By Simon Stokes 3 YEAR PROSECUTION FOR HAVING A CUP OF TEA In 2014, two CFMEU Officials went to a building site and had a cup of tea with a friend who was a Safety Officer there. They chatted about upcoming holidays and going 4-wheel driving. They in no way hampered...
Trade Unions and leading Industry Associations join forces to protect the WA construction industry
A coalition of Trade Unions and Industry Associations have joined together to develop comprehensive industry-wide guidelines for managing the risks associated with COVID-19 on Western Australian construction sites. The guidelines will be regularly updated and made...
Government betrays construction workers under cover of COVID-19
The CFMEU National Construction Division has slammed the Federal Government for using the coronavirus crisis to betray workers by giving employers new powers to cut wages and conditions with only 24-hours notice. “Scott Morrison and Christian Porter have shown...
Casual construction workers must not be excluded from wage subsidies
By Simon Stokes Editor, Construction Worker Magazine The CFMEU National Construction division is calling for the expansion of the wage subsidy scheme to include workers in the building and construction industry who would be excluded under current rules, warning that...