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Member Services: CFMEU Publications Awards 2010
Created Wed 25/01/2012, Last Updated Wed 25/01/2012

New CFMEU editions of Awards now on website

The 2nd edition of the CFMEU publications of the Modern Awards for the Mobile Crane Hiring and Joinery and Building Trades sectors can now be downloaded from this website.

Follow the link to our Member Services/Wages Information page to view or download a copy of the Award.

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Created Wed 25/01/2012, Last Updated Wed 25/01/2012

UK blacklisted worker loses case because not an employee

The UK Blacklist Support Group issued the following Media Release following the decision by the Employment Tribunal on Friday January 20, 2012: 

Agency workers have no legal protection against blacklisting by multi-national firms according to a shock decision in the Central London Employment Tribunal today.

The court found that Dave Smith (an engineer) had been blacklisted by the respondents Carillion (JM) Limited and Schal International Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillion) because he raised concerns about asbestos on building sites and because of his trade union activities. The firms actually admitted that their managers had supplied the malicious information to Mr Smith's blacklist file in a signed statement to the court.

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Created Fri 20/01/2012, Last Updated Wed 25/01/2012

Great Win for Grocon workers

CFMEU Victoria welcomes Grocon Pty Ltd's decision today to abandon its attempt to ram through an EBA "agreement" and mislead workers.

On Friday afternoon, the CFMEU received notice from Grocon that they will be withdrawing the ballot. Industrial Relations Director, John Van Camp has written to employees to state that due to the union's legal action, Grocon will not be proceeding and ballots are to be destroyed.