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ABCC attacks workers in flag dispute while ignoring safety crisis
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. CFMEU National Construction...
Fines too small a price for worker deaths: We need industrial manslaughter laws.
The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has called for industrial manslaughter laws to prosecute employers whose negligence and disregard for safety result in workplace deaths. The union’s call comes after a Sydney builder, Truslan Constructions, was fined $450,000...
Our take on the federal election
Well, nobody saw that coming. The Liar from The Shire is back in office for another three long years — but at least we know he’s not welcome down here in Victoria. Bucking the national trend, there was a swing of almost 2 per cent towards Labor in Victoria. And three...
Fairness finally prevails at Port Kembla
Workers at Port Kembla Coal Terminal have retained the job security provisions they were fighting for, marking the end of a protracted and bitter industrial dispute with the South 32 management team. PKCT workers today voted up a new Enterprise Agreement in principle...