Press Releases

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 Turnbull Government’s building industry attack dog has issued new Building Code rules that specifically ban the Eureka Flag from being displayed on a building site. 

If an employer breaches the Code, they are ineligible to compete for Government work. 

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 call between a CFMEU official an

The CFMEU became aware approximately four years ago that some individuals had produced apparel with a CFMEU logo and the words " Who Dares Wins."

This was not authorised by the union then, or at any time.

The union is aware that these words are the regimental motto of the SAS.

The full bench of the Federal Court today ruled unanimously in favour of an ABCC initiated appeal against a previous decision of the Federal Court regarding the primacy of the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act over the Fair Work Act.

The Australian Border Force has made 40 detections of products laced with deadly asbestos so far this year, a threefold increase on 2015-2016 figures.

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.

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.

CFMEU National Assistant Secretary Dave Noonan called the announcement a dodgy rebrand of a visa system that’s letting our country down.

The Building Industry Group of Unions will lead thousands of workers through Melbourne’s streets as part of a national day of action as anger over Turnbull’s war on workers grows.

The Turnbull Government’s Building Code has been used on Victoria’s Sky Rail and Tullamarine Upgrade to block efforts by the CFMEU to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.