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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...
Egg on their faces again: PM’s pet building company admits to breaking the law
A construction company used by Malcolm Turnbull and Michaelia Cash at a press conference in 2016 to announce the prospect of a double dissolution election has admitted to breaking the law. In the Federal Circuit Court in Canberra yesterday, Geocon admitted to...
Asbestos Contamination Warning
ANGLESEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS The failed demolition of the Alcoa power station has potentially left Anglesea residents vulnerable to asbestos exposure. The CFMEU is once again bewildered by the lack of care that WorkSafe have taken after the failed attempt to implode...
Trusts recommendation in Security of Payments report would prevent subbies, building workers and small business rip-offs
The CFMEU has called on the Turnbull Government to immediately implement the key finding of the Murray report into Security of Payments. The report recommends that progress claims and retention monies be held in statutory trusts. The union says the reform would help...