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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 with the Master Builders to discuss the upcoming election and share campaign research materials and strategy, in clear breach of his...
MBA’s junk ABCC numbers don’t 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 ignore the widespread rorts that rob subbies and workers of millions every year. “This report is a classic exercise in rank...
Wage-thief bosses fined 6.5 times less than workers they rip off under Morrison’s plan
Under Morrison’s latest attack on construction workers an individual worker would be subject to fines more than 6.5 times higher than those faced by an employer who steals their wages. And construction unions that try to stop bosses from robbing workers’...
Morrison’s 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 benefit, all while letting bosses get away with rorts, wage theft and poor safety that costs lives. “It is a familiar union...