The NSW branch of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has been fined $200,000 over a stop-work action at a Glebe building site in 2018. Both the organisation
CFMMEU fined $486k over unlawful action
The NSW branch of the CFMMEU has been fined $486,500 over unlawful blockades and deliberately disrupting worksites at a construction site in 2015. In the Federal Circuit Court this week,
ABCC cracks down on “defiant” union reps in QLD
The Australian Building and Construction Commission, the construction industry watchdog, is increasing the number of workplace inspectors in an attempt to clamp down on challenging union officials. Head of the
New union policy over smoky conditions set to kick in
As fire conditions worsen again this week, trade unions across the eastern states have issued a directive that outdoor workers could walk off the job tomorrow if the relevant state
CFMMEU fined over bogus safety concerns
The CFMMEU and two of its officials have had $156,900 in penalties imposed upon them in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney after they falsified safety concerns and organised work