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Union backs Shorten appeal for Turnbull to intervene in Myrtleford lockout
The CFMEU has welcomed Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s plea for PM Turnbull act to save the town of Myrtleford. Workers have been locked out of the Mill by the owner for over 60 days and the workers, the community and local businesses are hurting. CFMEU mill workers...
CFMEU Cash for Sick Kids
CFMEU handed over a cheque for $20,000 following a fundraising appeal for the Centenary Hospital for Women & Children on Thursday. “Our workers have dug deep to look after the community” said CFMEU ACT Secretary, Dean Hall, “that’s what we do: your family is our...
20 June National Day of Action
Malcolm Turnbull has: Brought back the ABCC to cut wages, conditions and safety for construction workers Slashed Sunday penalty rates for retail & hospitality workers Allowed rampant wage theft by employers Allowed exploitation of overseas workers to continue...
CFMEU officials fined under “unjust industrial laws”
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. One of the officials fined, CFMEU Construction Division Secretary, Dave Noonan said today that the fines should...