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The Turnbull Government’s partisan watchdog, the Australian Building and Construction Commission, has been left with egg on its face over its petty and costly pursuit of construction workers and their representatives for having an informal catch up at work.

The National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union Michael O’Connor has welcomed the decision of the FWC to approve the formation of the new union by the amalgamation of the CFMEU, TCFUA and the MUA.

The PCBU, Site Manager, and WHS Reps must alert workers the day before extreme or excessive heat conditions are expected. Once the air temperature reaches 35 degrees there will be an orderly cessation of work and preparations for safe completions of critical tasks currently under way.

Historic new legislation has finally passed through parliament this afternoon with the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws in Queensland.

The vote was won 43 to 39 with the LNP and One Nation refusing to support the important legislation.

Tim Nicholls has once again proven that he is a heartless, cold and out of touch politician who only cares about protecting the big end of town.

The CFMEU is calling for urgent and immediate action to be taken by the Gunner Government to implement an education and awareness policy for asbestos in the Northern Territory after another case of workers and the public being exposed to the deadly fibres.

Well done to the workers on the Multiplex 300 George Street Project.

The CFMEU has welcomed the resignation of the head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, Nigel Hadgkiss.

A Court has found that management of a Boral concreting subsidiary, De Martin and Gasparini, acted illegally in threatening to make its workers redundant because they didn’t have an agreement that was Code compliant.

Fury as Glencore stops Oaky North miners from returning to work today