STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS – CONSTRUCTION WORKERS – AUSTRALIA

‘The Wild West’: sacked CFMEU leaders ‘go rogue’, prepare for mass walkouts

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 27-Aug-24

A meeting of sacked NSW CFMEU delegates on Monday could see them face fines or criminal penalties if they are found to have undermined its administration, with the CFMEU having being forced into administration last week. The meeting called for union members to walk off construction sites and attend rallies on Tuesday, with builder Multiplex expected to be targeted; it has told the Fair Work Commission its agreement with the CFMEU – which is currently waiting to be approved – is a not genuine one because of the union’s alleged coercion. One construction industry source has stated that the CFMEU has "gone rogue", while Master Builders Association CEO Denita Wawn says walkouts to attend the protest were "likely unprotected action".

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY AND MARITIME EMPLOYEES UNION, BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, MASTER BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION

ABCC pursues workers on strike over union flags

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 22-Jul-19

The Australian Building & Construction Commission is prosecuting 66 members of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union for engaging in unlawful industrial action. It is alleged that they failed to return to work after a meeting with CFMMEU delegates at a construction site in Brisbane. Amongst other things, the meeting is said to have discussed the issue of union flags being removed from union sites. The CFMMEU and its officials are not subject to the legal action. The workers each face a fine of up to $42,000.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION, MASTER BUILDERS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, ACTU