60 fired from Tassie NBN project
Another round of layoffs has been announced by an NBN contractor today with sixty workers abruptly fired.
Another round of layoffs has been announced by an NBN contractor today with sixty workers abruptly fired.
George Alex’s wife tells of visits to the family from union officials, a businessman who was later shot dead and IS terrorists.
The construction union stands to lose another $500,000 in fines when it is hauled before the federal court next month.
The Australian Workers Union planned to keep members in the dark about its involvement in a deal that included culling 160 staff.
A company involved in a deal with the AWU to replace workers with union members paid the AWU while on the brink of collapse.
The AWU faced a potentially embarrassing industrial relations situation: a union site with a high penetration of contract labour.
Bill Shorten’s union brokered a deal to install 300 temporary workers at a Melbourne business.
Workers were sacked in 2004 under a deal struck by their employer, Chiquita Mushrooms Pty Ltd, with the AWU.
The worlds of terrorism and union corruption collided yesterday as businessman George Alex appeared at the unions royal commission.
Wire taps have revealed a CFMEU representative discussing inquiry evidence with businessmen who are facing criminal allegations.
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