Posts tagged "cfmeu"

Building and construction companies will be excluded from Labor's multi-employer bargaining reforms according to a suite of amendments the federal government has tacked onto its IR reform bill.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has reminded builders and unions alike that its powers are still in place, days after Labor carried a pledge to abolish the watchdog to a federal election victory.

Master Builders Australia says small builders and tradies are suffering "a severe cost and cashflow crunch" and it is urging the major parties to make an economic plan for the flailing construction industry.

The two-week shutdown of construction sites in parts of Victoria is causing “chaos” and frustration for small business owners.

The union representing Australia’s paper industry has complained about a 30% decrease in local paper purchases by the federal government during COVID-19.

Unions are pushing for new legislation to give Australian workers a right of appeal against an employer who hires a worker on a 457 visa, sh…

Furniture retailer Freedom is no longer going to stock locally produced items in its stores and is moving sofa manufacturing jobs offshore. …

A prominent industry super fund, the $1.7 billion First Super, will ditch its eight-figure holding in global media giant News Corporation, c…

Southern Cross Constructions (NSW) has been placed in voluntary administration by its directors, owing money to around 600 creditors wh…

There have been more industrial disputes and working days lost to strike this year than in the last eight years, according to statistics rel…

The dispute between Grocon and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) in Melbourne is clear evidence that industrial re…

The muscle flexing going on at Grocon building sites is a reminder of how good we had it during what Tony Abbott calls the ‘golden age’ of t…