Today is the 5th anniversary of the Swanston Street wall collapse that killed teenage siblings Alexander and Bridget Jones, of Melbourne, and Frenchwoman Marie-Faith Fiawoo, 33. Our hearts go out to the families today on what must be a very hard day.
The Turnbull Government’s partisan watchdog, the Australian Building and Construction Commission, has been left with egg on its face over its petty and costly pursuit of construction workers and their representatives for having an informal catch up at work.
The National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union Michael O’Connor has welcomed the decision of the FWC to approve the formation of the new union by the amalgamation of the CFMEU, TCFUA and the MUA.
Kane Constructions has threatened site managers with their jobs if flags are not removed from cranes on sites around Melbourne in an attempt to enforce misguided advice from Turnbull's ABCC political attack dog.
In this issue: End Corporate Greed - A Perfect Storm for Apprentices - Photo Competition Winners - We Built This Hoodie - Wind Power Jobs - Creating a Super Union - Bunjil Place - Onsite Photos - Wage Theft - Family Cars Reviewed - West Gate Memorial - National Conference - Asbestos Fight Continu
Your Building Unions Picnic has a new venue in 2017 - the Melbourne Showgrounds! That means new options for how you and your family can get there to enjoy a great day out.