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Construction agreement a win for a modern construction industry
The in-principle construction industry agreement that has been offered to the CFMEU by a number of major builders and contractors has been welcomed as a big step forward that will result in the modernisation of the construction industry. The ongoing negotiations...
CFMEU wins another court battle, in defence of members’ privacy
The CFMEU have won another court battle against the Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) in the Federal Court over the Commission’s attempts to inspect the union’s membership records. The Full Bench handed down a decision yesterday, saying that the FWBC had ‘exceeded’...
Another win for CFMEU against Fair Work Building Commission
The CFMEU had yet another win in the Federal Court in Brisbane on Friday over a Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) Notice to Produce. Justice Logan ruled that the Notice was invalid and was highly critical of the FWBC saying that the notice was ‘woefully deficient’...
Full Federal Court decision shows FWBC case against CFMEU is without merit
The Full Court of the Federal Court has comprehensively rejected an FWBC case launched against the CFMEU and its officials, in a unanimous decision handed down yesterday. The case against the Queensland CFMEU and two of its officials was thrown out by the Full Court,...