Tag: CFMEU
‘Stand up. Speak up. Come home.’ campaign, launched yesterday to address dangers in Australia’s...
Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) President Ged Kearney and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union’s National Secretary (CFMEU) Michael O’Connor joined four workers...
Mining accident at the Austar mine kills two men
An accident at Yancoal’s Austar mine claimed the lives of two miners who were working 500 metres below the surface when the accident occurred....
New study inspects worker reps role in Queensland coal mines health and safety
The Cardiff Work Environment Research Centre at Cardiff University in Wales, UK, has conducted a news study investigating the role and effectiveness of health...
CFMEU claims a new Senate election in WA would be a referendum on jobs
Michael O’Connor, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), claims that a new Senate election in West Australia would be...
CFMEU outlines five steps the government could do to keep Aussie jobs
The National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said the government has no plans to stop the loss of jobs...
CFMEU pulp and paper workers seek support from Federal MP’s
A delegation of CFMEU pulp and paper workers visited the Parliament House yesterday to brief local MP’s and seek their support on their “Don’t...
Gippsland Coalition leader defends paper manufacturing jobs before Federal Parliament
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has commended Coalition Member for Gippsland Darren Chester for championing local jobs and the paper manufacturing industry...
CFMEU campaigns for Oz pulp support following staff cuts at Shoalhaven mill
Following further job losses at the Shoalhaven paper mill on the NSW South Coast, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) announced the...
CFMEU calls on Abbott Government to take action to protect jobs following rise in...
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is calling on incoming Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Coalition Government to urgently act on...