October 2007 |
Toxic fumes endanger Hobart workers 10 October 2007
100 production workers have been exposed to a carcinogenic mist at a Hobart zinc smelter as operators put company profits ahead of workers’ health and safety, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union warned today. |
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December 2005 |
Tasmanian Apprentices to Lose Jobs under Libs proposals 12 December 2005
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Tasmania Branch condemns the State Liberal Opposition Policy to cut the Building and Construction Industry Training Board levy from 0.2% to 0.1%. |
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June 2004 |
HIA has backed ‘Australia’s highest building levy’ 03 June 2004
Statement from Tony Benson, Secretary CFMEU Construction:
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January 2004 |
Workers who helped Pasminco to float readiness denied pay rise 28 January 2004
More than 450 workers at Hobart’s Pasminco smelter have had to take indefinite strike action to support their claim for a 4% pay rise, while the multinational prepares to refloat the company on the stock exchange.
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November 2003 |
Pasminco management reap huge bonuses while workers are told they must trade conditions 26 November 2003
Pasminco’s Hobart employees face their Christmas and New Year break with a bitter taste in the mouth, as the company pays huge bonuses to management after years of claiming the cupboard was bare.
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July 2003 |
CFMEU calls on industry to support accreditation of builders 24 July 2003
The CFMEU State Secretary Tony Benson today congratulated Minister Cox on not rushing into putting an accreditation process in place that only suited members of industry associations.
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June 2003 |
Jobs for young Tassie apprentices at risk! 24 June 2003
Tasmania’s largest construction union, the CFMEU, has challenged the Master Builders Association proposal to address local skills shortages in the building and construction industry by allowing migrant workers into Tasmania to meet current and future industry demand. |
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July 2002 |
CFMEU calls for work to commence on Southwood 12 July 2002
The CFMEU Construction and General Division, Tasmanian Divisional Branch applauds the decision of the Resource Planning and Development Commission to support the Southwood Development.
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March 2002 |
The Real "Climate of Fear"...workers fear job loss 13 March 2002
Secretary of the CFMEU (Construction & General Division) Tasmanian Divisional Branch, Tony Benson gave the following evidence at the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry today. |
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Construction workers’ schemes back Tassie jobs 04 March 2002
“The Tasmanian commercial building market would still be completely flat, if Tasbuild, the construction workers portable long service leave schemes, and Cbus , the construction industry superannuation scheme, had not invested in significant projects over the past three years,” said Tony Benson, Branch Secretary of the Construction Union, the CFMEU, as the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction industry headed for Hobart. |
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January 2002 |
CFMEU Tas cracks down on contractors scrooging on workers' entitlements 31 January 2002
The CFMEU Tasmanian Branch has serious concerns with the attitude of some building contractors operating in this state, who seem intent on undermining the industry by breaching the Award and not passing on statutory entitlements including long service leave payments to the Industry Fund – TasBuild, and superannuation to their workers. |
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November 2000 |
CFMEU to fight against reduced Common Law access in Tasmania 23 November 2000
Australia's largest construction union has resolved to do all in its power to oppose the Tasmanian Labor Government's proposal to reduce workers' access to common law remedies under the State's Workers' Compensation system.
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More reasons to abolish the Office of the Employment Advocate 14 November 2000
Australia's leading construction union has slammed Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz for locking unionists out of a construction industry seminar today.
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