CFMEU Construction & General Division: Hard Hat: September 2001 Index

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September 2001 Index

Comment

Editorial
2001 has been a very difficult year in the life of the CFMEU.

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Survey proves wide support for unions
A nationwide poll of 1,100 people, commissioned by the Labor Council of NSW, shows that the majority of Australians remain strongly in favour of trade unions.

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History repeated � nothing learnt?
�Royal commissions. Every generation seems to have a spate of them, until governments and the public become disillusioned and fearful of their erosion of civil rights.

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International Labour News

Hiroshima � NEVER AGAIN!
CFMEU activists, carrying a magnificent banner, joined this year�s Hiroshima Day rally on August 4 to support the demand for World Peace.

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News

Cole Commission must tackle real issues
It�s widely accepted in the Australian community that the Howard Government�s decision to launch a Royal Commission into the building industry is a cynical political manoeuvre.

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Corporate killing: there ought to be a law against it
Hundreds of union delegates and safety representatives laid crosses on the Victorian Parliament steps on August 23 after marching through Melbourne streets, calling for Parliament to pass the government�s industrial manslaughter legislation.

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Super win

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Fight continues for civil/mechanical jobs
The CFMEU is continuing its fight for total coverage on civil/mechanical construction sites.

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Occupational Health & Safety

Crane accidents lead to bans and audits
Victorian workers downed tools on August 3 as a mark of respect for a carpenter who was died the previous day at Vaughan Constructions site in western Melbourne.

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OH&S Update

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United we bargain - Divided we beg.
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