Press Releases

Unions representing Operators at Nyrstar Hobart have said industrial turmoil at the site is imminent as the company moves to cut wages and conditions of employees.

My speech at Tuesday’s rally has been deliberately taken out of context and exploited by the Liberals who only want to attack workers’ rights.

The full bench of the Federal Court today ruled unanimously in favour of an ABCC initiated appeal against a previous decision of the Federal Court regarding the primacy of the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act over the Fair Work Act.

The Australian Border Force has made 40 detections of products laced with deadly asbestos so far this year, a threefold increase on 2015-2016 figures.

The Federal Court has today ruled that the CFMEU should be fined for holding a peaceful protest on the Perth Children’s Hospital construction site in 2013.

Malcolm Turnbull's announcement of the abolition of the 457 Visa scheme will not end the rorting of temporary work visas according to the CFMEU.

CFMEU National Assistant Secretary Dave Noonan called the announcement a dodgy rebrand of a visa system that’s letting our country down.

The Building Industry Group of Unions will lead thousands of workers through Melbourne’s streets as part of a national day of action as anger over Turnbull’s war on workers grows.

The Turnbull Government’s Building Code has been used on Victoria’s Sky Rail and Tullamarine Upgrade to block efforts by the CFMEU to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says that migrant workers will be hardest hit by new laws introduced by the Turnbull Government.

The Australian Border Force is hopelessly under resourced to intercept the arrival in Australia of illegal asbestos products and other dangerous non-conforming building products, a Senate inquiry will hear today in Brisbane.