Casual construction workers must not be excluded from wage subsidies
By Simon StokesEditor, Construction Worker Magazine The CFMEU National Construction division is calling for the expansion of the wage subsidy scheme to include workers in […]
Opinion
Hanssen clocks up another $89,000 in fines for wilful breaches of safety laws
By Simon StokesCFMEU Construction & General WA High profile Perth builder Gerry Hanssen, his company Hanssen Pty Ltd, and a former employee were today fined […]
Convicted builder prevents safety inspections then has a public sook when fined
By Simon Stokes High profile Perth builder, Gerry Hanssen, has been fined twice in two days for denying authorised CFMEU Officials from carrying out safety […]
Kill a worker, go to jail
By Bob Benkesser Joe McDermott and Gerry Bradley sat down to have a break at smoko and were crushed to death by unsecured concrete panels […]
Another bloody labour hire inquiry
By Rob Mitchell The CFMEU WA refutes the need to have yet another inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry as put forward by the State […]
Wages must grow if WA is to prosper
By Sally McManus Over the past two years, Australian workers have suffered the lowest share of our nation’s wealth since the first ever television broadcast in Perth in 1960. […]
An open letter from CFMEU WA State Secretary Mick Buchan regarding Chevron Barrow Island
The venting of carcinogenic toxins and heavy metals by Chevron at Barrow Island in defiance of their environmental approvals is a disgraceful indictment on our […]