Change Branch
Out of control ABCC “cup of tea” case finally thrown out
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. Last year,...
Union to give evidence at Coronial Inquest into Jorge Castillo-Riffo’s death
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union will provide evidence at the Coronial Inquest in to the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo on the New Royal Adelaide Hospital site in November 2014. The Union’s National Secretary, Dave Noonan, said the union will make...
CFMEU steps up to support the Big Steps campaign
This international women’s day the CFMEU is proud to “step up” as a male dominated union to support childcare workers and United Voice members in their fight for professional pay. Thier work is currently undervalued by their employers and the...
Green Light for Australia’s Newest Union
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. “We will hit the ground running...