‘Unaffordable’: Property, building costs skyrocket after CFMEU pay rise
A 26 per cent pay jump for CFMEU workers is having a domino effect, with shop floor workers demanding the same wages as site workers, pushing building costs sky-high.
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CFMEU to be pushed into administration under unprecedented new law
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt is set to force the CFMEU into administration using unprecedented new laws to put an end to the “thuggery, bullying and intimidation”.
‘CFMEU-like’: Cop union lashed after candidate’s shock expulsion
A candidate who spoke out against embattled Police Association president Wade Burns has been booted, with a leaked email claiming the move was like a “Kangaroo Court”.
Major update on action against CFMEU
The Albanese government will introduce a new Bill when parliament resumes to crack down on rogue elements of the CFMEU.
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Union boss lives it up on official credit card
A QUEENSLAND mining union boss racked up thousands of dollars on his corporate credit card on charges including fancy restaurants in Las Vegas and Whitsundays cruises
Penalty for union’s threats
THE construction union and its bosses have been hit with tens of thousands in court fines for threatening builders at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital with industrial action of “Armageddon’’ proportions.
Labor’s link to union debacle
THE Palaszczuk Government has been accused of changing the law on credit card disclosure to protect the interests of union fat cats.
Questions over use of union credit cards
UPDATE: PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk would not be drawn on whether the former Newman Government’s union disclosure laws would be reinstated following the latest CFMEU revelations.
Unions in pre-emptive strike against casino
THE militant CFMEU led more than 700 workers off Brisbane construction sites yesterday to protest against foreign workers on the $3 billion Queen’s Wharf Casino project, which has not even started.
Union holding state to ransom
THE militant Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is waging industrial warfare across the state, pushing up construction costs and robbing at least 1700 Queenslanders of jobs with its increasingly disruptive campaigns.
Who’s who in the CFMEU
THESE are the union heavies behind major stoppages and disruptions on projects around Queensland, and they have builders in their sights, writes Daryl Passmore.
Union wants miners to pay for black lung
A BLACK lung levy would be whacked on Queensland mining companies to pay their victims under a CFMEU plan supported by Labor’s powerful Left faction.
Turnbull government ‘a bad tribute act’
LABOR has hit out at the Coaltion’s anti-CFMEU campaign, with one MP describing the Turnbull government as a “cover band butchering the Abbott government classics”.
Union tirade: ‘I know where you live’
A SHOCKING, expletive-filled video has been released showing a union official threatening a site manager, and the reason for the leak is very political.
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