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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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