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Do you think safety should come before productivity and profit?
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Breaking News
Friday 18.5.12
Immigration Policy and 457 Visa Workers
CFMEU National Secretary Dave Noonan talks about Australia's immigration policy and 457 visa workers. Click here to read the full article as printed in The Brisbane Times.
Thursday 17.5.12
QLD construction business fined for underpaying teenager!
The former operators of a Queensland construction business have been fined a total of $9000 for underpaying a teenage employee. A full-time carpenter employed by JDAC was underpaid $8947 between June 2008 and February 2009 when he was aged 18 to 19. The underpayment was the result of the employee being paid apprentice rates, despite not being formally registered as an apprentice. (to read more please click here)
Tuesday 15.5.12
Merriton Constructions
The CFMEU and the BLF have today signed the very FIRST enterprise agreement with construction company Merriton. Merriton Constructions have been a major building company in Victoria for the last 30 years and have never entertained an agreement with the union.
This agreement will cover 56 employees of Merriton in Queensland and will mean these workers are better off under a union agreement.
Federal Budget
The 2012 Federal Budget only contained a few surprises as many of the measures had already been legislated or pre-announced. The biggest winners were lower income earners, families and the elderly. PFG Financial Services have put out a brief summary outlining the key changes that were announced and that may be of interest to our members.
To read the summary please click here.
Another great May Day!
May Day is well and truly over for another year. We had good turn outs in all our regions. To see photos and footage taken from this year's Brisbane May Day then please click on the picture link below.
Photos from regional areas including Gold Coast, Ipswich, Maryborough, Cairns and Bundaberg, Darwin and Mackay can be seen by visiting our "Photo Gallery" page.
New CFMEU Merchandise for sale!
Delegates Convention - July 2012
Every two years the Queensland Branch of the CFMEU has a State Delegates Convention. The convention is set for Thursday 12th and Friday 13th July, 2012. We will be counting on over 150 delegates from throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory to attend this year's convention.
The union is committed to rank and file representation to ensure that discussion and decision making truly reflect the ideas and aspirations of the membership. The last convention was very successful and we are looking forward to another great two days of debates and discussion.
If you are a delegate and would like to register for this year's convention, or for more information, then please click here.