Change Branch
Vale Benny Carslake, comrade and union stalwart
Benny Carslake has died this morning in Adelaide aged 74. Benny was one of the giants of the CFMMEU and the Australian trade union movement. Benny was a bricklayer who organised other bricklayers in housing as well as the commercial industry. He worked as an organiser...
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 version of their IR Omnibus Bill through the Senate today. “Morrison’s cynical use of the pandemic to give a green light to wage...
Statement on CFMMEU Mining and Energy Division resolution
Statement on CFMMEU Mining and Energy Division resolution The Construction and General Division and Maritime Divisions of the Union note the resolution of the Mining and Energy Delegates convention with disappointment. We strongly believe that it is apparent from the...
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 $620 million in profits and delivered more than $468 million to investors through share buybacks and dividends, says the CFMEU....