Change Branch
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. CFMEU National Assistant Secretary Dave Noonan called the announcement a dodgy rebrand of a visa system that’s...
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 application in the Fair Work Commission to recover the entitlements of 850 people left jobless by the shock collapse of a second contract on the...
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 a fundraising appeal for the Children’s Ward at Canberra Hospital on Wednesday. “Looking after workers doesn’t stop at the site...
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 raids carried out at the Queensland Branch of the CFMEU. The Federal Police failed to fulfil their legal obligation to allow the...