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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. On Monday, CFMEU official Chad Bragdon was found Not Guilty of intimidating or obstructing a Commonwealth official and on Wednesday CFMEU...
Cranes in Melbourne’s Skyline Belies Liberal’s EBA Scare Campaign
Despite the Federal Government’s relentless campaign to characterise the Victorian construction sector as at war, well over 100 ground-breaking enterprise agreements have now been signed. The historic enterprise agreement was negotiated with a group of major builders...
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 been welcomed as a big step forward that will result in the modernisation of the construction industry. The ongoing negotiations...
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 attempts to inspect the union’s membership records. The Full Bench handed down a decision yesterday, saying that the FWBC had ‘exceeded’...