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The Building Unions Picnic returns in 2018 for the biggest day of the year back at the fantastic Melbourne Showgrounds for the second year!

MONDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2018
9:30AM - 3:30PM
MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS
FLEMINGTON

FEATURING:

Windsor Management presents the...

WINDSOR CAR & BIKE TROPHY AWARD

Total prize pool: $15,000

Entrants must be a Union Member of the CFMEU, AMWU, ETU or PPTEU and Owner of the Vehicle.

The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives.

In a finding with ramifications for every construction site around the country, The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives.

Read the CFMEU Worker Spring 2018 magazine right here online.

A concreting subsidiary company of construction giant Boral, De Martin and Gasparini, has been ordered to pay a $30,000 fine to the CFMEU for breaching the Fair Work Act last year.

Scott Morrison’s attack on the CFMEU today is an obvious attempt to distract from the chaos and division of his own Government, the CFMEU National Construction Secretary Dave Noo

The Full Federal Court has today upheld a decision that casual workers are entitled to paid leave if they work in on-going, regular arrangements.

This is a major victory over rampant misuse of casual labour hire workers in coal mining and the broader workforce.

This guide has been prepared by the CFMEU for union members to help you prepare your tax return. It is based on information from the ATO website and the latest occupational ruling for building workers.