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A $10,200 fine for going to a march?
A $10,200 fine for going to a march? Construction company John Holland has just issued this threat to its workers wanting to attend next week’s#March4 National Day Of Action. The last time workers at this site attended a march for local jobs, the Fair Work Building...
Boral CEO Mike Kane: Anti-worker, can’t accept election result
(Opinion piece by CFMEU Secretary John Setka, which appeared in Australian Financial Review 20/2/15) It seems that newspaper editors deem it highly newsworthy every time Boral CEO Mike Kane gets angry because he doesn’t get his way. Yet again, we are treated to a...
A stroll for Skinner
The CFMEU was saddened by the loss last year of Adrian ‘Skinner’ McLoughlin. An effective organiser through the 1990s and 2000s, Skinner is fondly remembered, particularly for his efforts leading chants at the head of many a union rally. We are delighted...