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Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo at the Myer Emporium building site
Created Thu 3/10/2013, Last Updated Fri 4/10/2013

Grocon underpaid workers on Myer Emporium site

Construction company Grocon has again been caught out trying to rip off its workers in the latest decision against it by the Victorian Building Industry Disputes Panel.

 

The Chairman of the Panel today found that Grocon undervalued the  Myer Emporium site project by at least $200 million resulting in substantial underpayments of workers’ pay.

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Created Wed 2/10/2013, Last Updated Wed 2/10/2013

Abbott Government should not be negotiating our jobs away

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CFMEU National Office News

The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, should not bow to pressure to allow for easier access of Indonesian temporary labour to Australia, the CFMEU said today.

Referring to Mr Abbott’s visit to Indonesia and a call from Professor Hal Hill in the Australian Financial Review, to weaken the 457 visa rules, CFMEU Construction National Secretary, Mr Noonan expressed concern that workers in Australia would lose out if the government continued down the path of allowing temporary overseas labour in without Labour Market Testing (LMT).

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Created Fri 27/09/2013, Last Updated Mon 30/09/2013

Yallourn power workers vote up new workplace deal, ending 100-day lockout

Operators at Energy Australia’s Yallourn power station have today voted to accept a workplace agreement that boosts pay and job security and gets them back to work after a record 100-day lockout, the CFMEU said.

The 75 operators will go back to work on Monday.

The agreement addresses workers’ concerns I ncluding job security and staffing levels, said CFMEU National President Tony Maher.

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