Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # CFMEU ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://cfmmeu.org.au/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [CFMEU Statement Regarding the Bondi Terror Attack](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2025/12/17/cfmeu-statement-regarding-the-bondi-terror-attack/) - The CFMEU expresses our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those killed and injured in the murderous attack at Bondi Beach. We also send our solidarity to Australia’s Jewish community and we unequivocally reject the antisemitic hatred that has driven this terrible act of violence. - [Alan Jones blasts Royal Commission into the CFMEU](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2002/12/01/alan-jones-blasts-royal-commission-into-the-cfmeu/) - Alan Jones blasts Royal Commission into the CFMEU - [Your Safety - Our Priority CFMEU Safety Advert](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2010/08/31/your-safety-our-priority-cfmeu-safety-advert/) - [Pitt Street Sydney Grocon Wall Collapse](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2013/04/29/pitt-street-sydney-grocon-wall-collapse/) - [Myer Emporium Grocon Melbourne](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2013/04/29/myer-emporium-grocon-melbourne/) - [Grocon - A Dispute About Safety](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2013/04/29/grocon-a-dispute-about-safety/) - [Grocon Safety Rally - John Setka speech](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2013/05/01/grocon-safety-rally-john-setka-speech/) -  - [Stand Up, Speak Out, Come Home. The CFMEU's role in shaping Australia](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2013/12/15/stand-up-speak-out-come-home-the-cfmeus-role-in-shaping-australia/) - [Stand Up Speak Out Come Home #1](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/05/12/stand-up-speak-out-come-home-1/) - [Stand Up Speak Out Come Home #2](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/05/12/stand-up-speak-out-come-home-2/) - [Fr Bob Maguire speaks at Skinner's memorial service](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/06/25/fr-bob-maguire-speaks-at-skinners-memorial-service/) - Kind and soothing words from Father Bob Maguire at the memorial service for long serving CFMEU organiser Adrian 'Skinner'... - [Skinner "Here to Stay"](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/06/26/skinner-here-to-stay/) - [Building Workers Picnic Day](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/10/22/building-workers-picnic-day/) - The first Monday in December is Picnic Day for unionised building workers and their families. Always a big day out. - [Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana before the Royal Commission](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/12/11/victoria-police-assistant-commissioner-stephen-fontana-before-the-royal-commission/) - Forced to make embarrassing apology after falsely claiming CFMEU officials are outlaw bikie gang members. - [CFMEU Worker - Summer 2014](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2014/12/15/cfmeu-worker-summer-2014/) - [CFMEUTV launches](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/02/12/cfmeutv-launches/) - Welcome - John Setka, CFMEU Victoria Secretary... - [A stroll for Skinner](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/02/17/a-stroll-for-skinner/) - The CFMEU was saddened by the loss last year of Adrian 'Skinner' McLoughlin. - [Boral CEO Mike Kane: Anti-worker, can't accept election result](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/02/20/boral-ceo-mike-kane-anti-worker-cant-accept-election-result/) - (Opinion piece by CFMEU Secretary John Setka, which appeared in Australian Financial Review 20/2/15) - [A $10,200 fine for going to a march?](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/02/26/a-10200-fine-for-going-to-a-march/) - A $10,200 fine for going to a march? Construction company John Holland has just issued this threat to its workers wanting to attend next... - [CFMEU proposal for new impairment policy includes drug and alcohol testing](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/03/22/cfmeu-proposal-for-new-impairment-policy-includes-drug-and-alcohol-testing/) - The CFMEU construction division is today announcing its proposal for an impairment policy in the industry. The policy – which for the first... - [CFMEU TV Easter Special](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/04/01/cfmeu-tv-easter-special/) - John Setka speaks at National Rally March 4, 2015. CFMEU and Probuild supporting the Good Friday Appeal... - [MAXSTRA's insolvency web revealed](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/05/14/maxstras-insolvency-web-revealed/) - In case you missed it, watch this stunning exposé from A Current Affair last night. Maxstra Constructions, or whatever their trading... - [Get your start in the building industry](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/08/06/get-your-start-in-the-building-industry/) - We are now accepting applications for our Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate II Construction - Carpentry course. Hands-on experience... - [Stop the China Free Trade Agreement - rally - CFMEU and other unions](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/08/17/stop-the-china-free-trade-agreement-rally-cfmeu-and-other-unions/) - The CFMEU joined with other unions to send a clear message to the Labor Party and Abbott Government - say YES to local jobs and NO to... - [CFMEU welcomes decision of the Senate in rejecting ABCC bill](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/08/17/cfmeu-welcomes-decision-of-the-senate-in-rejecting-abcc-bill/) - The CFMEU has welcomed the decision today of the Senate in the Federal Parliament to vote down the bill to reestablish the ABCC. - [Tony Abbott made a choice ... he didn't choose you](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/01/tony-abbott-made-a-choice-he-didnt-choose-you/) - Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government are leaving Australian workers without a hope. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will... - [Tony Abbott has stuffed up the China Free Trade Agreement](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/02/tony-abbott-has-stuffed-up-the-china-free-trade-agreement/) - The China Free Trade Agreement is historic for all the wrong reasons. - [Father's Day Arm Wrestling Competition](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/03/fathers-day-arm-wrestling-competition/) - Watch these CFMEU Dads battling it out to win their kids a 10kg chocolate block plus find out what the best advice our members have had from... - [Johnny Lomax - Higher Wages Not a Crime](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/07/johnny-lomax-higher-wages-not-a-crime/) - What are the achievements of the Abbott Government? What policies and programs have they implemented to take Australia forward in... - [Andrew Wilkie MP on local jobs and the China Free Trade Agreement](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/10/andrew-wilkie-mp-on-local-jobs-and-the-china-free-trade-agreement/) - Independent Tassie MP Andrew Wilkie: “There is no reason why virtually all local construction in Tasmania shouldn’t be done by local... - [CFMEU Worker - Spring 2015](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/18/cfmeu-worker-spring-2015/) - The CFMEU Victoria Construction and General Worker magazine for Spring 2015 - read below. In this issue... - [CFMEU Tasmanian Worker - Spring 2014](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/20/cfmeu-tasmanian-worker-spring-2014/) - [Footy legend Martin Pike: Who's full forward on a construction site?](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/21/footy-legend-martin-pike-whos-full-forward-on-a-construction-site/) - CFMEU TV talks to footy legend Martin Pike and he tells all: who's on the wing at work? Who's half back? A timely reminder of how great... - [CFMEU TV: Workers united at CUB Abbotsford Brewery](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/22/cfmeu-tv-workers-united-at-cub-abbotsford-brewery/) - You won't believe what happened when CUB/SABMiller tried to bring in a dodgy non-union agreement. - [Fight Cancer - CFMEU Footy Colours Day 2015](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/25/fight-cancer-cfmeu-footy-colours-day-2015/) - Who's going to win the grand final? More importantly - who was best dressed at the CFMEU Vic office Footy Colours Day 2015? Watch the... - [Handball Competition and AFL Quiz - CFMEUTV](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/09/27/handball-competition-and-afl-quiz-cfmeutv/) - CFMEUTV with special guest host AFL legend Martin Pike. Onsite handball competition and AFL quiz for some great prizes. - [West Gate Bridge Collapse 45th Anniversary](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/10/15/west-gate-bridge-collapse-45th-anniversary/) - Survivors and relatives were joined by Union officials, organisers, delegates, OHS Reps and Members to mark the collapse of West Gate... - [Construction Unions Call for Holistic Approach to Drug and Alcohol Policy, Not Policy on the Run](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/10/16/construction-unions-call-for-holistic-approach-to-drug-and-alcohol-policy-not-policy-on-the-run/) - The Building Industry Group (BIG) of unions in conjunction with Brookfield Multiplex, will on Friday launch an Australian-first Drug and... - [Construction Worker Killed - Industry Fatality Policy to be Implemented](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/11/12/construction-worker-killed-industry-fatality-policy-to-be-implemented/) - A 29 year old man, CFMEU Member Carlos Araujo, has died after being crushed in an incident at the Specialised Concrete Pumping company... - [CFMEU statement – Submissions of Counsel Assisting regarding Andrew Zaf](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/11/13/cfmeu-statement-submissions-of-counsel-assisting-regarding-andrew-zaf/) - The CFMEU notes that Counsel Assisting’s submissions clear Victorian State Secretary John Setka of allegations that he received free roofing... - [Dark Day for WA](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/11/25/dark-day-for-wa/) - Wednesday 25 November 2015 was a very dark day in Western Australia with three tragic, preventable fatalities. The victims were two Irish... - [CFMEU urges employers not to cut corners in the rush up to Christmas](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/02/cfmeu-urges-employers-not-to-cut-corners-in-the-rush-up-to-christmas/) - The CFMEU has called on employers in the construction industry to take care in the rush up to Christmas. - [CFMEU calls for an end to politicisation of the AFP in wake of decision in Supreme Court](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/02/cfmeu-calls-for-an-end-to-politicisation-of-the-afp-in-wake-of-decision-in-supreme-court/) - The CFMEU has called for an end to the politicisation of the Australian Federal Police following a victory for the union in the ACT CFMEU... - [CFMEU Tasmanian Worker - Summer 2015](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/05/cfmeu-tasmanian-worker-summer-2015/) - [Arrest of John Setka & Shaun Reardon](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/06/arrest-of-john-setka-shaun-reardon/) - CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION AND SEND A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO JOHN SETKA AND SHAUN REARDON - [Dave Noonan CFMEU Press Conference 8/12/15](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/08/dave-noonan-cfmeu-press-conference-8-12-15/) - Dave Noonan addresses the media at the Magistrates Court in Melbourne regarding the Liberal Party's Royal Commission and the political... - [John Setka CFMEU - Here to Stay](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/08/john-setka-cfmeu-here-to-stay/) - John Setka, Secretary of the CFMEU Construction Victoria, addresses a huge rally of support at the Magistrates Court in Melbourne. - [International Solidarity with CFMEU](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/08/international-solidarity-with-cfmeu/) - Messages of solidarity with CFMEU Victoria officials John Setka and Shaun Reardon have been flooding in from Australian and... - [Don't let the Xmas Push kill you](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/15/dont-let-the-xmas-push-kill-you/) - We all know that coming closer to the end of the year, bosses start pushing harder to get jobs finished and corners start getting cut. - [CFMEU Worker - Summer 2015](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/15/cfmeu-worker-summer-2015/) -  - [Merry Christmas!](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2015/12/23/merry-christmas/) - The Executive, Officials and staff wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. We hope you enjoy a well earned break. - [35° C, That’s Enough - CFMEU hot weather policy](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/01/21/35-c-thats-enough-cfmeu-hot-weather-policy/) - CFMEU EBAs state that workers will stop work and leave site when the temperature reaches 35 degrees. - [Federal Court case against 101 workers descends into farce. 33 cases dropped due to ‘lack of evidence’](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/01/22/federal-court-case-against-101-workers-descends-into-farce-33-cases-dropped-due-to-lack-of-evidence/) - Ask yourself this; would you expect to be charged without any evidence against you? - [Tougher laws needed for unsafe building products](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/01/29/tougher-laws-needed-for-unsafe-building-products/) - The CFMEU condemns the Federal Government for falling asleep at the wheel and putting the lives of the community at risk. Back in May... - [Another failed charge from Trade Union Royal Commission Police Taskforce](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/02/08/another-failed-charge-from-trade-union-royal-commission-police-taskforce/) - The CFMEU has welcomed a decision by the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions not to pursue charges against Queensland... - [EBA 2016 - plus the latest CFMEU Worker Express](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/02/12/eba-2016-plus-the-latest-cfmeu-worker-express/) - WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR - [CFMEU lodging complaint with Ombudsman over conduct of FWBC](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/02/21/cfmeu-lodging-complaint-with-ombudsman-over-conduct-of-fwbc/) - The CFMEU is lodging a complaint with the Commonwealth Ombudsman over the behaviour of the Fair Work Building Commission in their... - [CFMEU calls on Federal Government to stop wasting public money on futile cases after third official walks free](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/02/22/cfmeu-calls-on-federal-government-to-stop-wasting-public-money-on-futile-cases-after-third-official-walks-free/) - The CFMEU has welcomed the decision of ‘not guilty’ in the Downing Street Local court in Sydney today in relation to a criminal charge laid... - [ABCC would provide no benefits to industry](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/04/abcc-would-provide-no-benefits-to-industry/) - None of the arguments put up by the Liberal Government in support of the ABCC stack up, according to the CFMEU. - [Vale John Canning](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/07/vale-john-canning/) - Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Cathy, Tanya, Samantha, Lachlan, Mary, Cathie, Margaret, Robert and Jim, and John's extended... - [Fourth failure of the Royal Commission Police as case against ACT CFMEU Secretary dropped](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/07/fourth-failure-of-the-royal-commission-police-as-case-against-act-cfmeu-secretary-dropped/) - The case against ACT CFMEU Secretary Dean Hall will not be pursued by the DPP as it has fallen outside the statutory time period. - [CFMEU calls for more women in male dominated workplaces](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/08/cfmeu-calls-for-more-women-in-male-dominated-workplaces/) - The CFMEU has today called on employers and governments to support greater participation for women in male dominated industries. - [Big business groups exposed - they don't give a ...](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/11/big-business-groups-exposed-they-dont-give-a/) - It's hard to believe this is real. Senator Doug Cameron exposes big business groups - we added some captions so you know exactly what... - [Unions stand with John and Shaun](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/16/unions-stand-with-john-and-shaun/) - Luke Hilakari condemns attacks on the CFMEU. Every Australian should be concerned that the Turnbull Liberal Government is using criminal... - [CFMEU TV Irish Dance-Off](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/17/cfmeu-tv-irish-dance-off/) - CFMEU TV does 'So you think you can dance?' - Irish jig style. With $200 and a Guinness mini fridge up for grabs, CFMEU Members showed... - [CFMEU raises more than $100,000 in sixth year for Good Friday Appeal](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/18/cfmeu-raises-more-than-100000-in-sixth-year-for-good-friday-appeal/) - More than $100,000 has been raised so far by construction workers around the state as the CFMEU launches its 6th Hard Hankie Appeal... - [Constructing Fear - the ABCC story (2007)](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/22/constructing-fear-the-abcc-story-2007/) - The Liberal Party is trying to bring back the ABCC. “Constructing Fear” (2007) documents the impact of the ABCC on construction workers... - [CFMEU raises record $200,000 for Good Friday Appeal](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/25/cfmeu-raises-record-200000-for-good-friday-appeal/) - We love The Royal Children's Hospital and CFMEU Members have rallied behind the Good Friday Appeal stronger than ever. You've all... - [Business and government corruption requires national watchdog](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/03/31/business-and-government-corruption-requires-national-watchdog/) - The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is again calling for a broad-ranging national corruption watchdog after polling showed... - [Workers unpaid on Bendigo hospital project demand answers from Lend Lease](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/01/workers-unpaid-on-bendigo-hospital-project-demand-answers-from-lend-lease/) - The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union today joined workers and their families from the Bendigo Hospital Project as they... - [Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal Party: why we need a national anti-corruption commission](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/02/malcolm-turnbulls-liberal-party-why-we-need-a-national-anti-corruption-commission/) - Here's why we need a national anti-corruption commission. You can help make it happen, sign the petition... - [Lend Lease workers rally for unpaid wages](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/06/lend-lease-workers-rally-for-unpaid-wages/) - At 10:30 today, CFMEU Construction Branch State Secretary John Setka and Bendigo MP, Lisa Chesters addressed construction workers... - [Bendigo Labor MP Lisa Chesters rallies for unpaid workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/06/bendigo-labor-mp-lisa-chesters-rallies-for-unpaid-workers/) - Lisa Chester labels it a 'disgrace' that workers on the Lend Lease Bendigo Hospital redevelopment job have not been paid for weeks of work. - [John Setka talks to rally about unpaid workers on Lend Lease Bendigo Hospital job](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/06/john-setka-talks-to-rally-about-unpaid-workers-on-lend-lease-bendigo-hospital-job/) - John Setka addresses a rally of workers at the Lend Lease offices in Docklands. Lend Lease spend time attacking workers and their Union... - [CFMEU rocked by Herald Sun publication of accurate article](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/07/cfmeu-rocked-by-herald-sun-publication-of-accurate-article/) - The CFMEU today was collectively rocked by the publication of the first accurate article the Herald Sun has printed in many years. - [Hobart May Day Banner Parade and BBQ](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/07/hobart-may-day-banner-parade-and-bbq/) - Sunday 1 May... - [Lend Lease: we aren't building Bendigo Hospital for nothing - that's slavery](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/08/lend-lease-we-arent-building-bendigo-hospital-for-nothing-thats-slavery/) - Workers from Lend Lease Bendigo Hospital job have nowhere else to go except their union. You won’t see Turnbull's FWBC ensuring workers... - [ABCC Explained](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/12/abcc-explained/) - Malcolm Turnbull looks set to call an election on a series of lies - lies about the ABCC and what it means for workers and our industry. - [CFMEU drug policy keeps Members safe](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/15/cfmeu-drug-policy-keeps-members-safe/) - The CFMEU together with the Building Industry Group (BIG) of unions has launched an Australian-first Drug and Alcohol Management... - [If Malcolm Turnbull gets his way...](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/18/if-malcolm-turnbull-gets-his-way/) - Workers will have less rights than suspected ice dealers. - [Defeat of ABCC bill a win for basic human rights and freedoms](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/18/defeat-of-abcc-bill-a-win-for-basic-human-rights-and-freedoms/) - The CFMEU today welcomed the defeat of the ABCC bill in the Senate as a win for workers’ and basic human rights and freedoms. - [CFMEU Worker Express News April 2016](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/19/cfmeu-worker-express-news-april-2016/) - Get the latest CFMEU Victoria News for April 2016... - [Exclusive: Dodgy demo boss attacks union](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/20/exclusive-dodgy-demo-boss-attacks-union/) - Exclusive CFMEU TV footage of crazed 'Sustainable Demolition' boss attacking CFMEU State Assistant Secretary Shaun Reardon. - [Lend Lease coughs up entitlements for workers ripped off on Bendigo Hospital job](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/22/lend-lease-coughs-up-entitlements-for-workers-ripped-off-on-bendigo-hospital-job/) - Lend Lease has finalised an agreement with the CFMEU to pay approximately 65 workers who had been ripped off on the $630 million... - [International Workers Memorial Day 2016](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/23/international-workers-memorial-day-2016/) - This Thursday 28 April is International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD). It's the day we take an extra moment to remember and mourn the dead... - [Full Federal Court decision shows FWBC case against CFMEU is without merit](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/04/29/full-federal-court-decision-shows-fwbc-case-against-cfmeu-is-without-merit/) - The Full Court of the Federal Court has comprehensively rejected an FWBC case launched against the CFMEU and its officials, in a unanimous... - [CFMEU Worker - Autumn 2016](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/02/cfmeu-worker-autumn-2016/) - The CFMEU Victoria Construction and General Worker magazine for Autumn 2016... - [Mother's Day Confessions](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/08/mothers-day-confessions/) - CFMEUTV extracts the big confessions for Mother's Day. Revealing stuff! - [Another win for CFMEU against Fair Work Building Commission](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/08/another-win-for-cfmeu-against-fair-work-building-commission/) - The CFMEU had yet another win in the Federal Court in Brisbane on Friday over a Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) Notice to Produce. - [CFMEU OHS Officer finds a death trap - police call it property damage](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/10/cfmeu-ohs-officer-finds-a-death-trap-police-call-it-property-damage/) - Clarkey finds a death trap and the Federal Police are hauling him in for 'property damage'! What do you think? - [CFMEU wins another court battle, in defence of members’ privacy](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/12/cfmeu-wins-another-court-battle-in-defence-of-members-privacy/) - The CFMEU have won another court battle against the Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) in the Federal Court over the Commission’s... - [CFMEU Worker Express News May 2016](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/12/cfmeu-worker-express-news-may-2016/) - Get the latest CFMEU Victoria News for May 2016 - [Construction agreement a win for a modern construction industry](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/20/construction-agreement-a-win-for-a-modern-construction-industry/) - The in-principle construction industry agreement that has been offered to the CFMEU by a number of major builders and contractors has... - [Turnbull’s new found love of visa regulation is just smoke and mirrors](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/20/turnbulls-new-found-love-of-visa-regulation-is-just-smoke-and-mirrors/) - The Turnbull Government’s announcement that they will regulate to stop systemic wage fraud and add $20 million to the Fair Work... - [Skinner Memorial Cup](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/05/24/skinner-memorial-cup/) - First kick off - The Skinner Memorial Cup - [CFMEU welcomes Labor's plan to boost apprenticeships](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/08/cfmeu-welcomes-labors-plan-to-boost-apprenticeships/) - Labor’s plan to boost apprenticeships is a welcome initiative to fill skills gap - [Will you get a 5% wage rise on 1 July? Rep rights notice](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/10/will-you-get-a-5-wage-rise-on-1-july-rep-rights-notice/) - If your boss hasn’t got a ‘Notice of Employee Representational Rights’ document to you by now, there is no guarantee you can get a pay rise by... - [CFMEU Worker Express June 2016](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/10/cfmeu-worker-express-june-2016/) - Get the latest CFMEU Victoria News for June 2016 - [Union slams bizarre behaviour of Fair Work Building Commission](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/14/union-slams-bizarre-behaviour-of-fair-work-building-commission/) - The CFMEU has labelled the latest instalment of the Fair Work Building Commission’s (FWBC) crusade against workers as bizarre, in the wake... - [Federal Government fails to act on dumped paper](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/20/federal-government-fails-to-act-on-dumped-paper/) - The Federal Government has failed workers by deciding not to put tariffs on 30 billion sheets of photocopy paper flooding the Australian... - [Real Tradies](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/20/real-tradies/) - Malcolm Turnbull left real workers out of his TV ad. - [Report demolishes claims that union wages are blowing out construction costs](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/21/report-demolishes-claims-that-union-wages-are-blowing-out-construction-costs/) - Report demolishes Turnbull’s claims that union EBAs are curbing investment in infrastructure - [Win for workers as spotlight turned on casualisation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/24/win-for-workers-as-spotlight-turned-on-casualisation/) - In a big win for the campaign for good, steady jobs, Labor today announced their intention to review the definition of casual work. - [93 jobs a day gone under the Liberal Coalition Government](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/27/93-jobs-a-day-gone-under-the-liberal-coalition-government/) - Employment figures released today show that Australia has hemorrhaged 93 jobs a day in the manufacturing and mining industries on... - [High youth unemployment, plummeting apprenticeships will get worse if Liberals return to power](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/28/high-youth-unemployment-plummeting-apprenticeships-will-get-worse-if-liberals-return-to-power/) - The plummeting of apprenticeship numbers that has occurred under the Liberal Government’s watch since 2013, are set to worsen if... - [Street talk - Medicare, banks and penalty rates](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/28/street-talk-medicare-banks-and-penalty-rates/) - CFMEU TV gives the punters a voice - find out what the word is on Turnbull and Medicare, a Royal Commission into banks and penalty rates... - [This election - Vote for your safety](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/29/this-election-vote-for-your-safety/) - In this election, Malcolm Turnbull has not spoken about workers’ safety – something we know is important to you. - [Labor will stop theft of workers' wages](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/06/29/labor-will-stop-theft-of-workers-wages/) - Every year, subbies and workers in the construction industry are robbed of $3 billion in unpaid wages. - [Stick to the Plan?](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/01/stick-to-the-plan/) - Malcolm Turnbull says stick to the plan - here's what that means. - [Turnbull Word Game](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/01/turnbull-word-game/) - Let's play a word game. - [Concrete Gang 40th Anniversary Fundraiser Show](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/04/concrete-gang-40th-anniversary-fundraiser-show/) - Celebrating taking the piss for 40 years! - [Fair Work Commission Approves 2016 EBA](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/04/fair-work-commission-approves-2016-eba/) - The first of the 2016 CFMEU Victoria EBAs has been certified and approved by the Fair Work Commission. - [CFMEU supports ETU & AMWU Members in CUB Dispute](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/05/cfmeu-supports-etu-amwu-members-in-cub-dispute/) - A little over 2 weeks ago Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) sacked 50 maintenance workers and then offered them their jobs back - with... - [Cranes in Melbourne’s Skyline Belies Liberal’s EBA Scare Campaign](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/06/cranes-in-melbournes-skyline-belies-liberals-eba-scare-campaign/) - Despite the Federal Government’s relentless campaign to characterise the Victorian construction sector as at war, well over 100 ground... - [CFMEU Vic EBA 2016 Mass Meeting](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/07/cfmeu-vic-eba-2016-mass-meeting/) - Thousands of CFMEU Members attended a Mass Meeting at Festival Hall on Wednesday 25 June. A new EBA offer from major builders was... - [Union calls on urgent national meeting with Yuanda following asbestos exposure in Brisbane](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/12/union-calls-on-urgent-national-meeting-with-yuanda-following-asbestos-exposure-in-brisbane/) - The CFMEU has issued a national alert on Yuanda and called for an urgent meeting with the building supply company, following the discovery... - [Concrete Gang celebrates 40 Years](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/12/concrete-gang-celebrates-40-years/) - The longest running radio show in Australia - The Concrete Gang celebrated their 40th Anniversary with a great crowd at The Palace... - [CFMEU escalates action over asbestos](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/13/cfmeu-escalates-action-over-asbestos/) - The CFMEU is escalating their campaign for more action against illegal importation of asbestos after the discovery of the cancer-causing... - [More failed cases against CFMEU brought by Royal Commission Police](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/21/more-failed-cases-against-cfmeu-brought-by-royal-commission-police/) - Two more cases brought against the CFMEU by the Trade Union Royal Commission Police have failed in court in Brisbane this week. - [Royal Commission caught short again](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2016/07/22/royal-commission-caught-short-again/) - A decision handed down in the Federal Court today found that the Royal Commission taskforce conducted themselves “unreasonably” in the... - [CFMEU Flies Flag for Sick Kids](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/04/26/cfmeu-flies-flag-for-sick-kids/) - ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr MLA, will join CFMEU Construction workers on the Morris Dickson construction site in Dickson will launch... - [Unions Blast Minister at Launch of Inpex Court Action](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/04/26/unions-blast-minister-at-launch-of-inpex-court-action/) - Two major trade unions have slammed the federal government’s construction industry regime as ineffective as they launch an... - [Turnbull pulls a “fizzer” on 457s.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/04/27/turnbull-pulls-a-fizzer-on-457s/) - 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 officials fined under “unjust industrial laws”](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/05/11/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... - [20 June National Day of Action](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/06/16/20-june-national-day-of-action/) - Malcolm Turnbull has... - [CFMEU Cash for Sick Kids](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/06/19/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. - [Union backs Shorten appeal for Turnbull to intervene in Myrtleford lockout](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/07/11/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. - [Opera House asbestos dispute escalates after management blocks push for independent testing and training](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/08/03/opera-house-asbestos-dispute-escalates-after-management-blocks-push-for-independent-testing-and-training/) - Safety concerns over friable asbestos found during a major renovation of the Sydney Opera House have escalated this morning, with work... - [Crane Safety Alert](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/08/09/crane-safety-alert/) - With an unprecedented level of tower crane activity on Sydney’s skyline, a crane incident at the Probuild Constructions Discovery Point... - [Workers sold out by Hanson and Xenophon as Senate crossbench votes down Building Code disallowance](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/08/10/workers-sold-out-by-hanson-and-xenophon-as-senate-crossbench-votes-down-building-code-disallowance/) - In a betrayal of working Australians, the Senate crossbench has supported the Turnbull Government’s anti-worker Building Code, firmly... - [Safety Alert: Wall Collapses](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/08/22/safety-alert-wall-collapses/) - Two tragic wall collapse incidents occurred on Wednesday 16th August in Sydney. Both were domestic/residential housing sites and both... - [Court finds Boral company acted illegally over worker threats on Turnbull’s unfair Building Code](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/04/court-finds-boral-company-acted-illegally-over-worker-threats-on-turnbulls-unfair-building-code/) - A Court has found that management of a Boral concreting subsidiary, De Martin and Gasparini, acted illegally in threatening to make its... - [CFMEU supports cladding Inquiry recommendations to regulate for safety](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/07/cfmeu-supports-cladding-inquiry-recommendations-to-regulate-for-safety/) - The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union has welcomed the call for a total Australian ban on dangerous cladding by a... - [Lives at risk: call for national mandatory asbestos training for apprentices and tradies](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/11/lives-at-risk-call-for-national-mandatory-asbestos-training-for-apprentices-and-tradies/) - The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union has called for mandatory national training on asbestos safety for all tradespeople. - [Turnbull’s building industry regulator admits breach of the very laws he oversees](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/12/turnbulls-building-industry-regulator-admits-breach-of-the-very-laws-he-oversees/) - The Turnbull Government has been dealt a major blow in the Federal Court today after the head of its building industry watchdog, Nigel... - [Hadgkiss resignation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/13/hadgkiss-resignation/) - The CFMEU has welcomed the resignation of the head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, Nigel Hadgkiss. - [Calls for independent Inquiry into Nigel Hadgkiss' appointment to ABCC](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/18/calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-nigel-hadgkiss-appointment-to-abcc/) - Nigel Hadgkiss head of the ABCC has been forced to resign in absolute shame after contravening the Fair Work Act. The very act he... - [Why does the CFMEU support Marriage Equality?](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/20/why-does-the-cfmeu-support-marriage-equality/) - Why is the CFMEU doing this? - [ABCC Update 26/9/17](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/09/27/abcc-update-26-9-17/) - Nigel Hadgkiss, head of the ABCC has been forced to resign after admitting to contravening the Fair Work Act. The very act he is supposed... - [Lives being put at risk by Turnbull Government’s refusal to support a ban on flammable cladding products](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/06/lives-being-put-at-risk-by-turnbull-governments-refusal-to-support-a-ban-on-flammable-cladding-products/) - The Turnbull Government’s refusal to support a ban on the importation of the cladding material responsible for the deadly Grenfell Tower... - [Historic win in QLD: Kill a worker, go to jail.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/12/historic-win-in-qld-kill-a-worker-go-to-jail/) - Historic new legislation has finally passed through parliament this afternoon with the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws in.... - [Tommy Watson on the West Gate bridge Disaster.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/20/tommy-watson-on-the-west-gate-bridge-disaster/) - [Here’s what you need to know about the AWU raids, Michaelia Cash and the calls for her resignation.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/26/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-awu-raids-michaelia-cash-and-the-calls-for-her-resignation/) - On Tuesday, the Australian Federal Police, under the direction of the newly established Registered Organisations Commission (ROC), raided... - [“We know where everyone lives” - Fair Work Commission orders Glencore to cease surveillance of its employees and withdraw disciplinary action against workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/26/we-know-where-everyone-lives-fair-work-commission-orders-glencore-to-cease-surveillance-of-its-employees-and-withdraw-disciplinary-action-against-workers/) - Multinational mining giant Glencore has received a stunning rebuke after the Fair Work Commission ordered the company to cease... - [Chaotic Turnbull Government goes after funds for apprenticeships, health & safety training](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/10/30/chaotic-turnbull-government-goes-after-funds-for-apprenticeships-health-safety-training/) - The Turnbull Government’s proposed legislation to control worker entitlement funds could lead to the loss of apprentice jobs, and erode... - [Profits before lives: Coalition Senators reject asbestos import recommendations](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/11/23/profits-before-lives-coalition-senators-reject-asbestos-import-recommendations/) - Turnbull Government Senators have put building industry profits and global free trade ahead of people’s lives, with the rejection of... - [Queensland apprentices set for pay rise after union win.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/11/27/queensland-apprentices-set-for-pay-rise-after-union-win/) - Apprentices and trainees across Queensland are set to receive tens of millions of dollars in back pay after the Federal Court today ruled... - [CFMEU takes AFP to court over alleged illegal phone recording leak](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2017/12/08/cfmeu-takes-afp-to-court-over-alleged-illegal-phone-recording-leak/) - In a matter listed for call-over in the ACT Supreme Court today, the CFMEU will allege that the Australian Federal Police taped a private phone... - [Locked out over Christmas: CFMEU runs TV ad to highlight Glencore’s treatment of Oaky North miners](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/01/03/locked-out-over-christmas-cfmeu-runs-tv-ad-to-highlight-glencores-treatment-of-oaky-north-miners/) - The CFMEU will run a television advertisement highlighting the plight of almost 200 miners from the Oaky North mine in Central Queensland... - [USE OF SAS MOTTO NOT AUTHORISED BY CFMEU](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/01/06/use-of-sas-motto-not-authorised-by-cfmeu/) - The CFMEU became aware approximately four years ago that some individuals had produced apparel with a CFMEU logo and the words... - [Nothing has changed at the ABCC: Eureka Flag banned on construction sites](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/02/05/nothing-has-changed-at-the-abcc-eureka-flag-banned-on-construction-sites/) - The Turnbull Government’s building industry attack dog has issued new Building Code rules that specifically ban the Eureka Flag from... - [Kane Construction threatens jobs for flags](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/02/07/kane-construction-threatens-jobs-for-flags/) - Kane Constructions has threatened site managers with their jobs if flags are not removed from cranes on sites around Melbourne in an attempt... - [Vcon-Element Five charges won’t end family suffering](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/02/16/vcon-element-five-charges-wont-end-family-suffering/) - [ACCC running the Turnbull Government’s anti-union agenda](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/02/19/accc-running-the-turnbull-governments-anti-union-agenda/) - The CFMEU has accused the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of running the Turnbull Government’s anti-union agenda... - [Green Light for Australia’s Newest Union](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/03/07/green-light-for-australias-newest-union/) - The National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union Michael O’Connor has welcomed the decision... - [CFMEU steps up to support the Big Steps campaign](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/03/07/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... - [Union to give evidence at Coronial Inquest into Jorge Castillo-Riffo’s death](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/03/19/union-to-give-evidence-at-coronial-inquest-into-jorge-castillo-riffos-death/) - The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union will provide evidence at the Coronial Inquest in to the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo... - [Out of control ABCC “cup of tea” case finally thrown out](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/03/27/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... - [SafeWork SA inspector grilled on failings during Inquest into construction worker death at NRAH](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/04/06/safework-sa-inspector-grilled-on-failings-during-inquest-into-construction-worker-death-at-nrah/) - Jorge Castillo-Riffo died during the construction of the New Royal Adelaide Hospital after being crushed by a scissor lift in November 2014... - [Victory for workers in the Federal Court, as Queensland builder fined three times for refusing union entry to work site](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/04/10/victory-for-workers-in-the-federal-court-as-queensland-builder-fined-three-times-for-refusing-union-entry-to-work-site/) - The CFMEU has won an appeal against a decision in a long running dispute between the union’s Queensland Construction branch and... - [Victory for workers over a conspiracy against unions, as charges dropped against CFMEU officials](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/05/16/victory-for-workers-over-a-conspiracy-against-unions-as-charges-dropped-against-cfmeu-officials/) - In a major victory for Australian workers, charges against two CFMEU Victorian Construction officials were dramatically dropped at the... - [Settlement but still not justice for John Lomax.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/05/18/settlement-but-still-not-justice-for-john-lomax/) - The CFMEU has welcomed news of a settlement between its former Canberra organiser, John Lomax, and the Australian Federal Police... - [Trusts recommendation in Security of Payments report would prevent subbies, building workers and small business rip-offs](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/05/22/trusts-recommendation-in-security-of-payments-report-would-prevent-subbies-building-workers-and-small-business-rip-offs/) - The CFMEU has called on the Turnbull Government to immediately implement the key finding of the Murray report into Security of... - [Dynamesh OHS Alert](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/06/01/dynamesh-ohs-alert/) - Shade cloth does a great job, however we need to make sure it complies with all Australian Standards after the dramatic fire in Sydney... - [Full Court ruling precedent for future safety entries to sites, serious penalties imposed on Brisbane developer Menso](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/07/04/full-court-ruling-precedent-for-future-safety-entries-to-sites-serious-penalties-imposed-on-brisbane-developer-menso/) - Serious penalties have been imposed by the Federal Court on Brisbane high-rise developer Menso for breaches of the Fair Work Act during... - [Egg on their faces again: PM’s pet building company admits to breaking the law](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/07/10/egg-on-their-faces-again-pms-pet-building-company-admits-to-breaking-the-law/) - A construction company used by Malcolm Turnbull and Michaelia Cash at a press conference in 2016 to announce the prospect of a double... - [Union pursues John Holland over $700,000 owed to Canberra construction workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/07/31/union-pursues-john-holland-over-700000-owed-to-canberra-construction-workers/) - The CFMEU is seeking the repayment by John Holland and its sub-contractors of $700,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements to workers... - [OHS Alert JLG SCISSOR LIFT](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/08/15/ohs-alert-jlg-scissor-lift/) - In an incident at the Glen Shopping Centre in Victoria in June 2018, a JLG R1932R scissor lift dropped approximately 3 metres without... - [Coronial Inquest into construction worker death resumes this morning](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/08/19/coronial-inquest-into-construction-worker-death-resumes-this-morning/) - The coronial inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo at the Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site resumes this morning at 10am... - [Hansen Yuncken Leighton Contractors refused to hand over investigation documents to Coronial Inquest](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/08/21/hansen-yuncken-leighton-contractors-refused-to-hand-over-investigation-documents-to-coronial-inquest/) - The most senior Health and Safety Manager for the joint venture Hansen Yuncken Leighton Contractors (HYLC) gave evidence before the... - [Super – your insurance at risk](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/08/29/super-your-insurance-at-risk/) - The Liberal Government is proposing to alter insurance cover arrangements for members of super funds from July 2019. - [Broken, chaotic Morrison Government predictably turns to union-bashing](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/09/03/broken-chaotic-morrison-government-predictably-turns-to-union-bashing/) - Scott Morrison’s attack on the CFMEU today is an obvious attempt to distract from the chaos and division of his own Government... - [Boral company to pay paltry fine to CFMEU over threats to sack workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/09/12/boral-company-to-pay-paltry-fine-to-cfmeu-over-threats-to-sack-workers/) - A concreting subsidiary company of construction giant Boral, De Martin and Gasparini, has been ordered to pay a $30,000 fine to the... - [Union and widow of worker killed on Royal Adelaide Hospital site call for new safety commissioner for SA, mandatory coronial inquests, and ban on government contracts](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/04/union-and-widow-of-worker-killed-on-royal-adelaide-hospital-site-call-for-new-safety-commissioner-for-sa-mandatory-coronial-inquests-and-ban-on-government-contracts/) - In a formal submission to the coronial inquest into the death of construction worker Jorge Castillo-Riffo, his widowed partner... - [Rally to Change the Rules NATIONWIDE](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/07/rally-to-change-the-rules-nationwide/) - Click here to find a list of all the nationwide rallies to Change the Rules! - [Morrison’s attack dog regulator threatens workers with massive fines for attending Change the Rules protests next week](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/17/morrisons-attack-dog-regulator-threatens-workers-with-massive-fines-for-attending-change-the-rules-protests-next-week/) - The CFMEU National Construction Secretary Dave Noonan has condemned threats by the ABCC to fine construction workers... - [John Holland Group tries to suppress worker protests with threats of investigation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/24/john-holland-group-tries-to-suppress-worker-protests-with-threats-of-investigation/) - The Chinese owned construction giant, John Holland Group, has been caught out bullying its subcontractors into keeping records on... - [WGC and BOOM on strike](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/25/wgc-and-boom-on-strike/) - [Coroner to hand down findings on inquest into death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/10/31/coroner-to-hand-down-findings-on-inquest-into-death-of-jorge-castillo-riffo/) - On Thursday, 1 November 2018, the South Australian Coroner will hand down the findings of the inquest into the death of Jorge... - [SA Coroner recommends spotters on construction sites to save lives: Inquest findings into death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/11/01/sa-coroner-recommends-spotters-on-construction-sites-to-save-lives-inquest-findings-into-death-of-jorge-castillo-riffo/) - In a finding with ramifications for every construction site around the country, The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters... - [SAFETY ALERT: Spotters on Ground for All Scissor Lift Operators](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/11/01/safety-alert-spotters-on-ground-for-all-scissor-lift-operators/) - The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order... - [ABCC pours more money into going after workers while subbies in Queensland owed millions](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2018/12/12/abcc-pours-more-money-into-going-after-workers-while-subbies-in-queensland-owed-millions/) - The Morrison Government has demonstrated once again it is in the pocket of property developers and building industry employer groups by... - [State based ABCCs would see more policing of construction workers, less building safety.](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/02/10/state-based-abccs-would-see-more-policing-of-construction-workers-less-building-safety/) - The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has slammed a proposal for all states to set up building industry watchdogs like the ABCC. - [Union welcomes Labor’s plan to protect subbies and workers in construction](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/02/26/union-welcomes-labors-plan-to-protect-subbies-and-workers-in-construction/) - The CFMEU National Construction division has welcomed Federal Labor’s announcement that it will establish a legal fighting fund and... - [Building ministers must take urgent action to protect the community and restore confidence](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/07/20/building-ministers-must-take-urgent-action-to-protect-the-community-and-restore-confidence/) - The construction union has called on Federal and State building ministers to take urgent action to protect the community and restore... - [ABCC attacks workers in flag dispute while ignoring safety crisis](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/07/22/abcc-attacks-workers-in-flag-dispute-while-ignoring-safety-crisis/) - The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has slammed the ABCC for targeting dozens of Queensland workers with $42,000 fines in a... - [‘Blind hatred’ driving government attacks on workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/07/26/blind-hatred-driving-government-attacks-on-workers/) - The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has raised serious questions about the Attorney General’s links to a prominent Perth builder... - [Union fights for a fair deal for asbestos workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/07/31/union-fights-for-a-fair-deal-for-asbestos-workers/) - Workers at asbestos removal company GBAR Australia have been threatened via text message that their jobs may not be there unless... - [ABCC wastes more money on frivolous ‘cup of tea’ case](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/08/04/abcc-wastes-more-money-on-frivolous-cup-of-tea-case/) - The latest quarterly report from Australian Building and Construction Commission shows that in total the regulator has wasted around... - [Skills shortage shows failure of government](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/08/09/skills-shortage-shows-failure-of-government/) - The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has laid the blame for skills shortages and drop in apprentice numbers at the door of the... - [Australia’s apartment construction crisis to cost $6.2 billion in repairs](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/08/19/australias-apartment-construction-crisis-to-cost-6-2-billion-in-repairs/) - New research commissioned by the construction union has revealed that Australia’s building and construction crisis will cost $6.2 billion... - [Victorian Liberals plans to oppose registration scheme for engineers reckless and irresponsible](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/08/26/victorian-liberals-plans-to-oppose-registration-scheme-for-engineers-reckless-and-irresponsible/) - Victorian Liberals plans to oppose registration scheme for engineers reckless and irresponsible - [New independent research shows government wasting billions on infrastructure](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/09/19/new-independent-research-shows-government-wasting-billions-on-infrastructure/) - New independent economic research shows a lack of expertise has seen Australian governments waste $10.8 billion in the last ten years... - [New CFMMEU campaign shows ‘Ensuring Integrity’ a sham which ensures profits](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/10/10/new-cfmmeu-campaign-shows-ensuring-integrity-a-sham-which-ensures-profits/) - The CFMMEU Construction Division today launched a major new campaign ‘The Real Crisis in Construction’, against the Federal... - [National crisis in construction requires urgent Federal Government intervention](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2019/11/05/national-crisis-in-construction-requires-urgent-federal-government-intervention/) - The Federal Government must intervene in the national construction crisis, and save $2.1 billion through the harmonisation of construction... - [CFMEU calls on construction industry to support bushfire affected communities](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/01/06/cfmeu-calls-on-construction-industry-to-support-bushfire-affected-communities/) - The National Construction Division of the CFMEU is calling on the building industry to step up, match its $100,000 donation to the bushfire... - [CFMEU calls on big builders to donate to bushfire relief](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/01/10/cfmeu-calls-on-big-builders-to-donate-to-bushfire-relief/) - The CFMEU National Construction Division is calling on big builders and property developers to step up and donate to bushfire relief efforts. - [Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) Becomes First in Australia to Develop Nationally Accredited Course in Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/01/22/creative-safety-initiatives-csi-becomes-first-in-australia-to-develop-nationally-accredited-course-in-crystalline-silica-exposure-prevention/) - Construction Employment Training and Welfare Limited as Trustee for Creative Safety Initiatives Trust RTO ID 88216 have become the first... - [Unfit ABCC failing to prosecute builders](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/01/24/unfit-abcc-failing-to-prosecute-builders/) - Shocking Senate testimony by officials from the ABCC confirms the regulator is not fit for purpose and is failing to police the wage... - [CFMEU demands action on silicosis](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/01/28/cfmeu-demands-action-on-silicosis/) - The CFMEU National Construction Division is calling for urgent national action on silicosis after revelations that 1-in-5 Queensland... - [Eureka flag ban shows government's distaste for democracy](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/02/02/eureka-flag-ban-shows-governments-distaste-for-democracy/) - Action taken against the construction giant Lendlease over the flying of the Eureka flag demonstrates how far this government will... - [Support local workers to rebuild bushfire affected communities](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/02/18/support-local-workers-to-rebuild-bushfire-affected-communities/) - State and federal governments need to support local workers to rebuild bushfire affected communities rather than rely on cheap and... - [ABCC gives green light to wage theft and sham contracting](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/03/05/abcc-gives-green-light-to-wage-theft-and-sham-contracting/) - MEDIA RELEASE - [Construction workers must be protected from Covid-19 shocks](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/03/12/construction-workers-must-be-protected-from-covid-19-shocks/) - The CFMEU National Construction division is warning that any shocks to the construction industry caused by coronavirus will have a... - [Construction sites must adhere to safety & hygiene practices](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/03/24/construction-sites-must-adhere-to-safety-hygiene-practices/) - The CFMEU National Construction Division is calling on builders to adhere to the enhanced health and safety and hygiene practices... - [Construction workers must not be excluded from wage subsidies](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/04/01/construction-workers-must-not-be-excluded-from-wage-subsidies/) - The CFMEU National Construction division is calling for the expansion of the wage subsidy scheme to include workers in the building... - [COVID-19 Information for Members](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/04/04/covid-19-information-for-members/) - The CFMEU National Construction Division is aware of the risks of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), and it is our absolute priority to keep all our... - [Government betrays construction workers under cover of coronavirus](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/04/17/government-betrays-construction-workers-under-cover-of-coronavirus/) - The CFMEU National Construction Division has slammed the Federal Government for using the coronavirus crisis to betray workers by... - [CFMEU and MBA call for $10b social housing stimulus package](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/04/30/cfmeu-and-mba-call-for-10b-social-housing-stimulus-package/) - CFMEU and MBA call for $10b social housing stimulus package - [Vale Jack Mundey, a modern-day Australian hero](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/05/11/vale-jack-mundey-a-modern-day-australian-hero/) - Jack Mundey - [Stimulate construction to save jobs and build a better Australia](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/05/12/stimulate-construction-to-save-jobs-and-build-a-better-australia/) - The CFMEU is calling on federal and state governments to stimulate the construction industry to save jobs and help drive Australia’s... - [Apprentice shortages made worse by government’s own rules](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/05/26/apprentice-shortages-made-worse-by-governments-own-rules/) - Skills shortages in trades and the drop in national apprentice numbers are a direct result of rules imposed by the Morrison Government and... - [Useless regulator fails to prosecute labour hire wage theft](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/06/22/useless-regulator-fails-to-prosecute-labour-hire-wage-theft/) - The construction regulator, the ABCC, failed to prosecute a single labour hire company over wage theft despite their own investigation... - [ABCC fails to investigate death threats against CFMEU delegate & family](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/06/22/abcc-fails-to-investigate-death-threats-against-cfmeu-delegate-family/) - The national construction regulator, the ABCC, has failed to investigate death threats made against a South Australian CFMEU delegate and... - [Cbus crucial role in Road to Recovery](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/07/10/cbus-crucial-role-in-road-to-recovery/) - Guest post by Cbus Super Fund - [Victorian agreement supported by workers and industry](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/07/14/victorian-agreement-supported-by-workers-and-industry/) - The Victorian construction industry agreement achieves good outcomes for workers and the industry and demonstrates how a cooperative... - [Employers fail in cynical attack on workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/08/07/employers-fail-in-cynical-attack-on-workers/) - The full bench of the FairWork Commission has categorically rejected a cynical attempt by employers to use the pandemic crisis to cut wages... - [ABCC fine protects dodgy developers who withhold payments](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/08/20/abcc-fine-protects-dodgy-developers-who-withhold-payments/) - The ABCC fining a Perth subcontractor for unlawful picketing while ignoring the behaviour of the head contractor who withheld progress... - [Fair Work backs CFMEU's role as guardian of workers' rights](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/09/16/fair-work-backs-cfmeus-role-as-guardian-of-workers-rights/) - The CFMEU's role as a guardian of the Award safety net for construction workers has been backed by the Full Bench of the Fair Work... - [CFMEU and ACA urge reforms to spark housing construction boom](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/10/01/cfmeu-and-aca-urge-reforms-to-spark-housing-construction-boom/) - The CFMEU and the Australian Constructors Association are calling for targeted reforms to drive construction in Build-To-Rent and social... - [Wage growth in constr­uction is good for our economy](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/10/02/wage-growth-in-construction-is-good-for-our-economy/) - The Australian Financial Review ran an opinion piece by Damien Tudehope, NSW Minister for Finance and Small Business, titled "Union... - [Budget a missed opportunity for social housing & apprentices](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/10/06/budget-a-missed-opportunity-for-social-housing-apprentices/) - The 2020 Federal Budget is a missed opportunity to spark a construction boom in the social and affordable housing Australia desperately... - [Apprentice & hiring schemes create recipe for exploitation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/10/11/apprentice-hiring-schemes-create-recipe-for-exploitation/) - Apprentice & hiring schemes create recipe for exploitation - [Grocon collapse should spur national security of payment laws](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/11/20/grocon-collapse-should-spur-national-security-of-payment-laws/) - The collapse of construction company Grocon shows Australia needs effective national security of payment laws to ensure workers... - [Secret deal a distraction from WorkChoices revival](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/12/06/secret-deal-a-distraction-from-workchoices-revival/) - A secret plan to create laws that would make it easier to break up unions are a distraction to provide cover for the Federal Government to... - [Important update from Cbus on Super](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2020/12/22/important-update-from-cbus-on-super/) - Guest post from Cbus Super Fund - [Unions call on Senators to stop Morrison’s IR Omnibus Bill](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/01/28/unions-call-on-senators-to-stop-morrisons-ir-omnibus-bill/) - National construction, maritime and electrical unions are calling on Senate crossbenchers to stand up for working people and reject the... - [CIMIC must hand back JobKeeper after massive profits](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/02/11/cimic-must-hand-back-jobkeeper-after-massive-profits/) - Multinational construction giant CIMIC Group must hand back the $20 million it took in JobKeeper in light of revelations the company made... - [Statement on CFMMEU Mining and Energy Division resolution](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/03/02/statement-on-cfmmeu-mining-and-energy-division-resolution/) - Statement on CFMMEU Mining and Energy Division resolution - [Morrison Government gives green light to wage theft and casualisation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/03/18/morrison-government-gives-green-light-to-wage-theft-and-casualisation/) - The Morrison Government has given a green light to wage theft and further casualisation of the workforce in securing passage of a gutted... - [Vale Benny Carslake, comrade and union stalwart](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/04/30/vale-benny-carslake-comrade-and-union-stalwart/) - Benny Carslake has died this morning in Adelaide aged 74. - [Federal Budget shortchanges apprentices](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/05/12/federal-budget-shortchanges-apprentices/) - Construction apprentices will be shortchanged by a Federal Budget that does nothing to improve declining apprenticeship completion... - [Slap on the wrist for Queensland subbies shows ABCC’s failure](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/05/18/slap-on-the-wrist-for-queensland-subbies-shows-abccs-failure/) - A one-month ban on tendering for government work issued to one Queensland construction company and a formal warning issued to... - [Disgrace that Pindan collapse will leave workers owed millions](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/05/19/disgrace-that-pindan-collapse-will-leave-workers-owed-millions/) - The collapse of construction and property company Pindan Group which has gone into administration owing up to $100 million to workers... - [Dirty Super deal leaves construction workers at insurance risk](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/06/18/dirty-super-deal-leaves-construction-workers-at-insurance-risk/) - Scott Morrison’s dirty deal on superannuation means some workers in construction may not be covered by the death and TPD insurance... - [High Court flushes ABCC on toilets case](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/06/25/high-court-flushes-abcc-on-toilets-case/) - The High Court has denied an ABCC challenge to a Federal Court decision which exonerated CFMEU officials over a dispute at a... - [Judge slams ABCC conduct in court](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/06/28/judge-slams-abcc-conduct-in-court/) - A Federal Court judge has slammed the ABCC, describing one of its claims as "bordering on the improper" during the prosecution of a... - [Insider reveals Morrison plan to pursue Ensuring Integrity Bill](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/07/07/insider-reveals-morrison-plan-to-pursue-ensuring-integrity-bill/) - Coalition insider Graeme Watson is reported as saying the Government will bring back the anti-worker Ensuring Integrity Bill, defeated... - [Substandard agreement thrown out after union intervenes](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/07/09/substandard-agreement-thrown-out-after-union-intervenes/) - A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has thrown out an earlier decision by Commissioner Bruce Williams to approve an agreement... - [ABCC pushes to bankrupt construction workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/07/21/abcc-pushes-to-bankrupt-construction-workers/) - Attempts by the ABCC to prevent fines imposed on construction workers being paid through crowdfunding is an extraordinary abuse... - [Collapsed cartel case reveals ACCC's abuse of power](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/08/17/collapsed-cartel-case-reveals-acccs-abuse-of-power/) - The collapse of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's cartel case against the CFMEU ACT and Secretary Jason O'Mara... - [CFMMEU condemns far right extremist violence](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/09/20/cfmmeu-condemns-far-right-extremist-violence/) - The CFMMEU condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the CFMEU Victorian Branch office and the mindless acts of... - [CFMEU condemns mob occupation of Shrine](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/09/22/cfmeu-condemns-mob-occupation-of-shrine/) - The CFMEU Construction and General Division condemns yesterday’s use of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance by a mob demonstrating... - [Asbestos warning issued on some USG Boral board products](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/10/12/asbestos-warning-issued-on-some-usg-boral-board-products/) - Plasterboard manufacturer USG Boral has issued a warning to customers that some of their fire-rated plasterboard products may be... - [National OHS Alert: Asbestos contamination in Boral fire-rated plasterboard](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/10/13/national-ohs-alert-asbestos-contamination-in-boral-fire-rated-plasterboard/) - The CFMEU has been advised that low levels of asbestos contamination has been identified in some of the following Boral fire-rated... - [End apprentice ratio ban on government jobs to boost skills](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/10/13/end-apprentice-ratio-ban-on-government-jobs-to-boost-skills/) - The Morrison Government needs to scrap rules that ban apprentice ratios on government jobs and increase investment in local skills... - [National OHS Alert: Stay Safe While Managing Traffic](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/11/11/national-ohs-alert-stay-safe-while-managing-traffic/) - There have been 2 fatalities in the past three weeks involving workers in traffic control and management. - [CFMEU recovers millions in lost wages while regulator refuses to act](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2021/12/09/cfmeu-recovers-millions-in-lost-wages-while-regulator-refuses-to-act/) - CFMEU recovers millions in lost wages while regulator refuses to act - [National OHS Alert: NEW YEAR, NEW COVID PROTOCOLS](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/01/14/national-ohs-alert-new-year-new-covid-protocols/) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we can all take steps to keep our families, communities and workmates safe. - [Morrison's bad forklift idea will put workers at risk](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/01/20/morrisons-bad-forklift-idea-will-put-workers-at-risk/) - Scott Morrison's plan to allow children to drive forklifts is a reckless and dangerous idea that will put workers at risk of injury and death... - [NATIONAL OHS ALERT - HOT WEATHER - STAY SAFE AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/01/26/national-ohs-alert-hot-weather-stay-safe-and-know-your-rights/) - HOT WEATHER - STAY SAFE AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS As we progress through the summer - remember CFMEU EBAs include heat policies. - [ABCC fines workers while letting bosses off the hook](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/01/27/abcc-fines-workers-while-letting-bosses-off-the-hook/) - Figures released by the ABCC show the construction industry regulator has hit individual workers with more in fines and penalties than they... - [Court slams ABCC over false "throat slit gesture" claims](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/01/30/court-slams-abcc-over-false-throat-slit-gesture-claims/) - The Federal Court has slammed the ABCC for misrepresenting evidence in court proceedings and a media release which resulted in a CFMEU... - [ABCC again slapped down over legal conduct](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/02/08/abcc-again-slapped-down-over-legal-conduct/) - The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has slammed the conduct of the ABCC during an unsuccessful appeal brought by the building... - [CFMEU wins landmark High Court sham contracting case](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/02/09/cfmeu-wins-landmark-high-court-sham-contracting-case/) - The High Court has today dealt a savage blow to the sham contracting labour hire practices that rob construction workers of wages. - [CIMIC disregards workers’ rights in massive underpayments scandal](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/03/03/cimic-disregards-workers-rights-in-massive-underpayments-scandal/) - CIMIC disregards workers’ rights in massive underpayments scandal - [Budget proves Morrison Government has no integrity](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/03/30/budget-proves-morrison-government-has-no-integrity/) - Budget proves Morrison Government has no integrity - [Much more needed to tackle social housing crisis](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/03/31/much-more-needed-to-tackle-social-housing-crisis/) - Much more needed to tackle social housing crisis - [Master Builders show true colours with pro-ABCC ads](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/04/master-builders-show-true-colours-with-pro-abcc-ads/) - The Master Builders' campaign to save the ABCC while ignoring the plight of subbies and contractors left out of pocket when massive developers... - [Full Federal Court rejects “factually confused” evidence in latest ABCC fail](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/12/full-federal-court-rejects-factually-confused-evidence-in-latest-abcc-fail/) - The conduct of the ABCC and its use of conflicting and inconsistent evidence has again been criticised by the Federal Court in an... - [Vale Tom McDonald](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/16/vale-tom-mcdonald/) - Tom McDonald, former National Secretary of the Building Workers Industrial Union and Vice President of the ACTU has died after a short... - [Morrison's union bashing will hurt workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/19/morrisons-union-bashing-will-hurt-workers/) - An under-pressure Scott Morrison is ramping up the ideological rhetoric against construction workers and their unions for his own political... - [Wage-thief bosses fined 6.5 times less than workers they rip off under Morrison's plan](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/20/wage-thief-bosses-fined-6-5-times-less-than-workers-they-rip-off-under-morrisons-plan/) - Under Morrison's latest attack on construction workers an individual worker would be subject to fines more than 6.5 times higher than... - [MBA’s junk ABCC numbers don’t pass the sniff test](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/04/30/mbas-junk-abcc-numbers-dont-pass-the-sniff-test/) - The Chicken Littles at the MBA have declared the sky will fall in the construction industry if the ABCC is abolished but their junk numbers... - [FoI docs reveal ABCC colluded with MBA on election campaign](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/06/17/foi-docs-reveal-abcc-colluded-with-mba-on-election-campaign/) - Documents obtained under Freedom of Information have revealed ABCC Commissioner Stephen McBurney attended a secret meeting in February... - [ABCC ramped up anti-union legal action prior to elections](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/06/19/abcc-ramped-up-anti-union-legal-action-prior-to-elections/) - The ABCC significantly ramped up the number of anti-union court cases launched in the months leading into the last two federal elections... - [ABCC refusing access to Master Builders docs](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/07/20/abcc-refusing-access-to-master-builders-docs/) - The ABCC is refusing to give access to documents detailing the agency's interactions with the Master Builders in the lead up to the 2019 election... - [CFMEU welcomes end of Construction Code](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/07/24/cfmeu-welcomes-end-of-construction-code/) - The CFMEU welcomes the decision of the Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke to rescind the Liberal Party’s Construction Code. - [CFMEU condemns Dutton’s attacks](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/08/10/cfmeu-condemns-duttons-attacks/) - The CFMEU condemns Peter Dutton’s shrill and hysterical attacks on the union and his ongoing vilification of Australian construction... - [Master Builders’ ABCC report exposed as worthless](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/08/11/master-builders-abcc-report-exposed-as-worthless/) - A report commissioned by the Master Builders and released during the election campaign warning of extraordinary economic impacts... - [NSW Building Regulator resignation reveals double standards](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/08/25/nsw-building-regulator-resignation-reveals-double-standards/) - The resignation letter of former NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler, tabled in the NSW Parliament last week, raises serious... - [FEDERAL COURT ORDER RE ACCC](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/09/01/federal-court-order-re-accc/) - FEDERAL COURT ORDER RE ACCC - [Prosecution against CFMEU dismissed after case collapses](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/09/14/prosecution-against-cfmeu-dismissed-after-case-collapses/) - ABCC witness warned over self-incriminating evidence - [CFMEU welcomes abolition of ABCC](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2022/12/01/cfmeu-welcomes-abolition-of-abcc/) - The ABCC represented the last vestiges of John Howard’s Workchoices agenda and its abolition today marks the end of that era’s... - [CFMEU calls for inquiry into AFP as 2015 Qld raids matter dropped](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2023/02/01/cfmeu-calls-for-inquiry-into-afp-as-2015-qld-raids-matter-dropped/) - The CFMEU is calling for an inquiry into the Australian Federal Police and the Joint Union Taskforce which arose from... - [Cbus - Ensuring you're protected](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2023/02/16/cbus-ensuring-youre-protected/) - Guest post from Cbus Super Fund - [Committed to members for the long term](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2023/10/11/committed-to-members-for-the-long-term/) - Cbus Super is proud to have delivered a healthy return of 8.95%* for our default Growth (MySuper) investment option for the last financial year. - [BMD v CFMEU - Federal Court order](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/05/24/bmd-v-cfmeu-federal-court-order/) - The Federal Court has made the attached order, effective immediately. - [Notice of Publication](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/notice-of-publication/) - Click here to view the Notice of Publication - [NOTICE OF RULE ALTERATION APPLICATION - 28.05.2024](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/notice-of-rule-alteration-application-28-05-2024/) - The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union has made application to the Fair Work Commission for an alteration to the... - [CFMMEU Newsletter February 2024](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmmeu-newsletter-february-2024/) - [CFMMEU Newsletter November/December 2023](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmmeu-newsletter-november-december-2023/) - [CFMMEU Newsletter October 2023](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmmeu-newsletter-october-2023/) - [A Voice to Parliament - Referendum 2023](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/a-voice-to-parliament-referendum-2023/) - 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[Border Force must do more to stop dodgy medical PPE imports](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/border-force-must-do-more-to-stop-dodgy-medical-ppe-imports/) - The union representing textile clothing and footwear (TCF) workers in Australia is calling on Border Force to lift their game to stop... - [Melbourne: Wharfies stood down after refusing to unload ship in breach of 14-day quarantine](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/melbourne-wharfies-stood-down-after-refusing-to-unload-ship-in-breach-of-14-day-quarantine/) - Wharfies have been stood down after refusing to unload a container vessel at the DP World terminal in Melbourne last night on safety... - [Statement on the bushfire emergency](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/statement-on-the-bushfire-emergency/) - On behalf of the entire membership of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union, I wish to express my condolences... - [More working holiday visas a kick in the guts to unemployed Aussies](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/more-working-holiday-visas-a-kick-in-the-guts-to-unemployed-aussies/) - Unions have described the Federal Government’s tripling of the number of Polish citizens eligible to work in Australia on Working... - [Access to US fuel reserve will do little to protect Australia’s fuel security](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/access-to-us-fuel-reserve-will-do-little-to-protect-australias-fuel-security/) - Morrison Government negotiations to access America's fuel reserve an inadequate stop-gap that does little to protect Australia’s fuel... - [Massive union win!](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/massive-union-win/) - The Union had a huge victory recently after one of our new delegates was targeted for his union activity and sacked by his employer. - [DP World Slash 10% of Australian Container Terminal Workforce](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/dp-world-slash-10-of-australian-container-terminal-workforce/) - Dubai-owned DP World Australia has today announced plans to slash more than 10 per cent of its workforce, with 100 more jobs... - [Queensland mining industry commits to safety reset](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/queensland-mining-industry-commits-to-safety-reset/) - Mining and quarry industry representatives, the Queensland Government and trade unions have today reached a landmark... - [Queensland Police Wasting Time and Money on Futile Prosecutions](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/queensland-police-wasting-time-and-money-on-futile-prosecutions/) - THE QUEENSLAND Police Service owes taxpayers an explanation as to why they are wasting vast sums of money and police time... - [Business leaders on bloated salaries slammed for claiming introduction of a living wage would take Australia backwards](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/business-leaders-on-bloated-salaries-slammed-for-claiming-introduction-of-a-living-wage-would-take-australia-backwards/) - Business leaders on bloated executive salaries have been slammed for their hypocritical claims that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s pledge... - [LNP-favoured building company Geocon forced to pay $21,600 in penalties for breaking right of entry laws](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/lnp-favoured-building-company-geocon-forced-to-pay-21600-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... - [Federal Court confirms workers, not employers, get to decide how they organise](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/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... - [Big victory for workers in Wollongong, the Hunter as union secures a fair deal from Boom Logistics](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/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... - [Polling exposes deep-seated community mistrust of free trade agreements](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/polling-exposes-deep-seated-community-mistrust-of-free-trade-agreements/) - The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union last night called close to 500,000 Australian households detailing its... - [Another construction worker killed, two others injured on construction site in Box Hill](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/another-construction-worker-killed-two-others-injured-on-construction-site-in-box-hill/) - A man has died, another is fighting for his life and a third has been injured in an industrial accident on the corner of Watts Street and... - [Union victory over ‘permanent casual’ rort in mining](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/union-victory-over-permanent-casual-rort-in-mining/) - The Full Federal Court has today upheld a decision that casual workers are entitled to paid leave if they work in on-going, regular... - [GLENCORE RAKES IN PROFITS FROM COAL, BUT DODGY DEALINGS HIT SHARE PRICE](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/glencore-rakes-in-profits-from-coal-but-dodgy-dealings-hit-share-price/) - Glencore is one mining company among many announcing great profits on the back of sharply higher mineral prices since... - [Abolish ABCC “waste of public money”](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/abolish-abcc-waste-of-public-money/) - The CFMEU has called for Malcolm Turnbull’s industrial political attack dog, the ABCC, to be wound up after a judge criticised a case... - [Hitachi members take action](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/hitachi-members-take-action/) - CFMEU Northern District members at Hitachi work in coal mines every day, but Hitachi is refusing to recognise them as mineworkers... - [CFMEU-Amaze partnership launch with $50,000 donation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmeu-amaze-partnership-launch-with-50000-donation/) - The CFMEU launch their partnership with Amaze with a proud presentation of over $50,000 in donations from CFMEU Victoria Members. - [CFMEU and MUA Donate $20,000 to Esso workers](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmeu-and-mua-donate-20000-to-esso-workers/) - Today MUA National Officer Mich-Elle Myers presented a donation to the striking Exxon/UGL (Esso) workers who have been fighting wage... - [CFMEU calls on Turnbull to stop subbies, building workers and small business rip-offs](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmeu-calls-on-turnbull-to-stop-subbies-building-workers-and-small-business-rip-offs/) - The CFMEU has called on the Turnbull Government to immediately implement the key finding of the Murray report into Security... - [Proposed Rule Changes: ALP Presidential Elections](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/proposed-rule-changes-alp-presidential-elections/) - The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union wrote to all four candidates for ALP National President in identical... - [12 Days of Action to Change the Rules](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/12-days-of-action-to-change-the-rules/) - Thousands of Australians will hit the streets to demand more secure work and fair pay. - [Replacement Enterprise Agreement Reached at Oaky North](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/replacement-enterprise-agreement-reached-at-oaky-north/) - A replacement enterprise agreement at the Oaky North Mine has been reached with in excess of 70 per cent of employees accepting... - [Independent Umpire Says GO to CFMEU MUA TCFUA Amalgamation](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/independent-umpire-says-go-to-cfmeu-mua-tcfua-amalgamation/) - “The Fair Work Commission, the independent umpire, has given us a green light to proceed to amalgamate on March 27, and that’s what we... - [SA Rally - Don't let the Libs kill off the labour hire laws](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/sa-rally-dont-let-the-libs-kill-off-the-labour-hire-laws/) - Stand up and fight! - [Port Kembla Coal Terminal’s heavy-handed tactics condemned](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/port-kembla-coal-terminals-heavy-handed-tactics-condemned/) - Ongoing lockouts of workers by multinational backed owners of the Port Kembla Coal Terminal have been condemned by the union... - [Kane Construction threatens jobs for flags](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/kane-construction-threatens-jobs-for-flags-2/) - Kane Constructions has threatened site managers with their jobs if flags are not removed from cranes on sites around Melbourne... - [Nothing has changed at the ABCC: Eureka Flag banned on construction sites](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/nothing-has-changed-abcc-eureka-flag-banned-construction-sites/) - The Turnbull Government’s building industry attack dog has issued new Building Code rules that specifically ban the Eureka Flag from... - [Glencore action to terminate Oaky North agreement “disproportionate”](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/glencore-action-to-terminate-oaky-north-agreement-disproportionate/) - Multinational mining giant Glencore yesterday applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate the current enterprise agreement... - [We're Hiring: Trainee Organisers X2](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/were-hiring-trainee-organisers-x2/) - Employer: CFMEU ACT Branch - [CFMEU FFPD are hiring: Industrial Officer](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cfmeu-ffpd-are-hiring-industrial-officer/) - This is a great opportunity to use and expand your legal & industrial skills and experience by working directly at the industrial coal face... - [Cook Colliery mineworkers go through hell and highwater to receive owed entitlements before Christmas](https://cfmmeu.org.au/blog/2024/11/20/cook-colliery-mineworkers-go-through-hell-and-highwater-to-receive-owed-entitlements-before-christmas/) - Liquidators PPB Advisory have confirmed with the CFMEU that Cook Colliery mineworkers will receive their outstanding owed... ## Pages - [CFMEU Construction & General | Your Union](https://cfmmeu.org.au/) - The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union is one of the largest blue collar unions in Australia with over 120,000 members in the building, construction, shipping, timber, furnishing and textile industries. - [Your Union](https://cfmmeu.org.au/your-union/) - Your Union CFMEU We represent 100,000+ construction workers, and protect and improve lives by upholding health and safety standards and fighting for decent wages and conditions. - [Privacy Statement](https://cfmmeu.org.au/privacy-statement/) - Privacy Statement CFMEU We represent 100,000+ construction workers, and protect and improve lives by upholding health and safety standards and fighting for decent wages and conditions. - 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