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Big victory for workers in Wollongong, the Hunter as union secures a fair deal from Boom Logistics
A dispute years in the making between Boom Logistics and its workers at mobile crane yards in Port Kembla, Singleton and Carrington has been resolved after a concerted union campaign that saw workers at all three yards take five weeks of protected industrial action....
Federal Court confirms workers, not employers, get to decide how they organise
The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union has welcomed today’s decision of the Federal Court of Australia to reject an attempt by employer groups to overturn its amalgamation. The union, formed earlier this year by the merger of the CFMEU with the...
LNP-favoured building company Geocon forced to pay $21,600 in penalties for breaking right of entry laws
The construction company used by the Federal Liberal Government for a high-profile media event has been made to pay $21,600 after the Federal Circuit Court in Canberra handed down penalties today. In July, Geocon admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by refusing...