Change Branch
Abolish ABCC “waste of public money”
The CFMEU has called for Malcolm Turnbull’s industrial political attack dog, the ABCC, to be wound up after a judge criticised a case as “a completely unnecessarily waste of public money”. “Last financial year the Turnbull government spent more than 10 million dollars...
Insurance matters to us – have your say
New laws being considered by the Turnbull government will remove automatic life insurance and TPD cover for under 25s, workers with super balances under $6,000 and people who haven’t made super contributions recently. Construction is risky and this change won’t work...
Union pursues John Holland over $700,000 owed to Canberra construction workers
The CFMEU is seeking the repayment by John Holland and its sub-contractors of $700,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements to workers on the Canberra Light Rail project. The claim, lodged in the Federal Court, affects 84 CFMEU members with an average individual...