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Created Tue 6/07/2010, Last Updated Tue 6/07/2010

Rigger seriously hurt in faulty scissor lift accident

A rigger suffered a broken shoulder, two broken ribs, a punctured lung and needed 40 stitches when the scissor lift he was working from tipped over last Thursday.

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Created Fri 2/07/2010, Last Updated Mon 5/07/2010

CBUS Up!

Under CFMEU EBAs, from July 1 2010, the correct weekly superannuation contribution your employer must pay into your CBUS account is $138.35.

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Work on the London Olympics, or anywhere else that takes your fancy
Created Thu 24/06/2010, Last Updated Thu 24/06/2010

Young Construction Workers - Get funded to work overseas for a year

Incolink is offering a worker aged 21-27 the chance to work overseas for a year in the country of their choice.

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Ark Tribe addresses supporters before entering court 15/6/10
Created Fri 18/06/2010, Last Updated Mon 21/06/2010

"I’ll do it if I have to" - An interview with Ark Tribe

We caught up with Ark at a supporters' function in Adelaide last Tuesday, during a break in his trial. 

Created Wed 16/06/2010, Last Updated Mon 21/06/2010

ABCC vs Ark Tribe

Update Monday June 21: Ark's trial was adjourned on Friday afternoon and will continue in the Adelaide Magistrate's Court July 20-22.

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Created Mon 31/05/2010, Last Updated Mon 31/05/2010

The Untold Story of the Cuban 5

The Cuban Five are five Cuban men who are in U.S. prison, serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively, after being wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami, on June 8, 2001.

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CFMEU State Secretary Bill Oliver told 10,000 building workers that the ABCC has got to go
Created Tue 4/05/2010, Last Updated Fri 14/05/2010

Thousands march to remember those who died at work and for removal of ABCC

Ten thousand workers from the construction industry marched from Trades Hall in Carlton to the office of Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard today, Thursday April 28, to protest the rising number of deaths in the construction industry.

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CFMEU State Secretary Bill Oliver congratulates Albert Littler and Martin Kingham
Created Thu 13/05/2010, Last Updated Thu 13/05/2010

CFMEU Pays Tribute to two of our Greats

Hundreds gathered at the Regent Theatre on Friday May 7 to farewell Albert Littler and Martin Kingham.

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Created Wed 5/05/2010, Last Updated Wed 5/05/2010

Ark Tribe gets rousing reception at shop stewards meeting

Ark Tribe received a rousing reception at the April shop stewards meeting, where he talked about his upcoming trial. He is charged with refusing an ABCC interview and faces six months jail if convicted.

“This fight isn’t about me or you, it’s about us and the kids who come behind us,” he declared. “I never thought I’d see the day when hard working Australians would face jail for sticking up for their rights.”

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Created Thu 18/03/2010, Last Updated Tue 23/03/2010

Restricting union entry restricts safety; Gillard’s view of Victorian building industry hypocritical

CFMEU Press Release 17/3/10

Julia Gillard’s support of restricted union entry is hypocritical and hyperbolic.