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AUGUST 2010
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If your employer refuses to allow you to report
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If you are injured on a worksite and the accident involves a motor vehicle, whether registered
or unregistered, the accident must also be reported to the police within 28 days. A failure to do so
may result in you losing your right to claim any
entitlements you have under the Motor Accidents
Compensation legislation. Also any accident in
the workplace which results in a death must be
reported to police immediately.
A NUMBER OF WORKERS INJURED in the
workplace are not receiving the compensation
they deserve due to a failure to report their injury.
Under the current workers’ compensation
legislation, a claim for compensation cannot be
made by an injured worker unless he or she has
first reported their injury.
If you sustain an injury in the workplace you
should record the injury in the site accident register and your employer’s own accident book, even
if it does not initially seem serious. Every site
should have a site accident register.
If medical attention is required, you should
attend your doctor, explain how you were injured
and obtain a Workcover Medical Certificate.
Regardless of whether time off work is required,
you should let your doctor know that it is a workplace injury.
Once your employer has been notified of your
injury they are required to inform their insurer
within 48 hours. Your employer is also obligat-
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EDITORIAL
LET’S KEEP
ABBOTT OUT
CONTENTS
AUGUST 2010
ISSUE 50
ON AUGUST 21 AUSTRALIA will go to the
polls and face a choice between Labor’s Julia
Gillard and the Liberals Tony Abbott for
Prime Minister.
However for CFMEU members there is
no choice as Tony Abbott will be a disaster
for our wages and conditions. An Abbott-led
government would take workers back to the
worst days of the Howard years.
The CFMEU had its disagreements with
the Rudd Labor Government, but the government has protected our members from
the worst impacts of the global financial
crisis. It did this by focusing on infrastructure and maintaining jobs in the construction industry. Through the Building the
Education Revolution, the government
delivered 165,000 jobs in NSW alone keeping building workers in jobs in our cities and
regions.
Tony Abbott says this program, which
stopped some building workers losing their
homes, was all a waste of money. It is inevitable the haste needed to avert mass unemployment would lead to some mistakes.
It is also important that when Labor
tried to reduce the power of the Australian
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YOUR UNION
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OHS
Building and Construction Commission,
the Liberals in the Senate blocked them.
Abbott is committed to the ABCC and ensuring it continues its work harassing building
workers and reducing safety on sites. Under
a Gillard Labor Government and a friendlier
Senate, the ABCC can be abolished.
Your vote is important on August 21. It
can save our public health and education
systems and ensure a safe workplace and fair
wage are maintained. Vote for your rights,
for your workmates’ safety and the future of
your children on Saturday, August 21.
Vote for Labor. Put the Liberals last.
CAMPAIGNS
8
9-10
APPRENTICES
11
ABOLISH THE ABCC
12-13
ELECTION 2010
14-19
YOUR SAY
20-21
SUPERANNUATION
22
WORLD
23
AWARDS
24-28
YOUR SAY: ROLE MODEL
MULTILINGUAL
29-31
WORLD
35
‘I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH of CFMEU Organiser Brad Parker. He is a professional, humane gentleman and an exemplary role model to all members of the CFMEU.
I commend you on your choice of organiser. A union with trained, caring professionals will
always be successful and strong. Thank you to Brad Parker for going above and beyond.
I would also like to commend Paul Connell, (union delegate) for his support, advice and
encouragement. Both men are excellent representatives for your union and your brand.’
COMMUNITY
36
LETTERS
37
YOUR HEALTH
38
Mark Stevens (Public Works), David Stevens (ex-Public Works)
DRUGS & ALCOHOL
39
MORE LETTERS PAGE 37
PROFILE
40
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WORLD CUP WINNER
PITY THE NETHERLANDS. Not only did they lose the World Cup in South
Africa, but CFMEU members didn’t even rate them.
In our World Cup competition not one entry selected the men in orange to
be in the final, although eventual winners Spain featured strongly. The favourites from our membership were Argentina, Germany and Spain.
The competition required members to pick the two finalists and the final
score. With the dilemma of no winning entry and a fabulous prize on offer we
decided the winner should be the person that selected the winning team and
winning score.
With a few Spanish offerings, including State Secretary Andrew Ferguson,
it came down to picking the scoreline, leaving CFMEU Memberships Officer
Sujata Kumar the last person standing.
Kumar picked Spain winning 1-0, defying the protests of her husband who
said Brazil would be champions. “I just had a feel about Spain,” says Sujata,
who admits to enjoying a dabble during big events.
For her insightful knowledge of the so-called “beautiful game”, Sujata wins a
night’s accommodation and breakfast in one of Coogee Plaza’s sea view rooms.
CLEAN
SWEEP
FOR
NEW
DEAL
A CONCERTED CAMPAIGN BY CFMEU
Organiser Ian Gemmell is helping bring some
order to the industrial cleaning sector.
Deluxe Cleaning is the latest company to sign
a union Enterprise Agreement making it the fifth
company in the sector with an agreement.
Managing director Adrian Maretta says the
company has signed an EA for its Final Clean
employees.
“Deluxe is excited to have signed the EA and
also with being associated with the CFMEU,”
Maretta says.
“We are hoping that it leads to future success
and growth of Deluxe Cleaning and its services.”
Gemmell says the cleaning sector has traditionally been full of rorts with the mainly female
workforce ripped off with low wages and no entitlements such as superannuation.
“Cash used to be rife in the sector along with
bullying and intimidation,” he says.
UNITY 4
SIGNING ON
Ian Gemmell with Deluxe Clean management
“With many of the workers women with
English as a second language they were unaware
of, or scared of losing work, if they complained.”
He says with these agreements workers
employed by companies such as Deluxe Cleaning
are guaranteed entitlements such as superannuation and top-up insurance.
Other contractors in the cleaning sector with
agreements include Clearwater, City View, CN
Building Services and ICN Property.
FRIENDS INDEED
Te Kapua Karauti-Ngaia, centre , next to Peter Genovese, Brian Parker and workmates
YOUR UNION
BROTHERLY LOVE
THERE’S A TRADITIONAL MAORI SONG
about older siblings looking after their younger
brothers and sisters, and in a roundabout way
that’s what’s been happening recently at the
Bovis Darling Harbour Walk site in Sydney’s CBD.
When 22-year old formworker, Te Kapua
Karauti-Ngaia, was diagnosed with leukaemia
at the beginning of June, he had to stop working at the site right away, but because he is
a New Zealand citizen without permanent
residency he didn’t qualify for vital government
support.
CFMEU site delegate Peter Genovese learnt
that Karauti-Ngaia had been left with mounting
medical expenses and no sure income, so he
took matters into his own hands.
He called a site meeting to ask for support,
and was overwhelmed. An incredible $5000
was collected from delegates, workmates and
managers across the site who dug into their
pockets to help.
“It’s been a really generous site a number
of times over,” said Genovese on July 26
when he handed the money to the young
Maori at a small meeting onsite attended by
NSW Assistant State Secretary Brian Parker
and former organiser and Maori elder, Steve
Keenan.
“When everyone puts in for a colleague like
this it can make a real difference, it doesn’t
happen as often as it used to but it still happens,” said Parker.
Adding to the support, Karauti-Ngaia’s
employer, Dalma Formwork matched the
CFMEU-raised funds.
“It’s going to be a big help,” said KarautiNgaia who’s living with close family here and
making hospital visits twice a week to keep up
with the treatment.
After a small speech of thanks in Maori
and English by his uncle, Tarewa Paringatai,
who teaches Maori language from the Sydney
CFMEU offices, Paringatai and Keenan followed the Maori custom of singing a traditional
song to finish the talking.
And as they explained, on that occasion it
had to be the one about caring for your
brothers and sisters.
support behind reinvigorating BISAA.
“The political and industrial consciousness
of the rank and file needs to be awoken and
reignited into political and industrial activity,”
says Papa.
The BISAA was originally formed during
the late seventies as an organisation of likeminded, politically motivated people committed to continue the Marxist/Leninist traditions
and work within the building unions.
Today it is hoped to be a source of information and a way to educate the youth that will
inherit and take up leadership positions in the
union movement in the future.
You are welcome to get involved by attending meetings at the Lidcombe office. For more
information about the BISAA contact Tony
Papa on 0419 843 056.
CFMEU office in Lidcombe for financial union
members. It can also be downloaded from the
website: http://cfmeu.asn.au/sites/default/files/
downloads/nat/award/taxguide2010final.pdf
UNION BRIEFS
TIME TO GET ACTIVE
When you hold your pay slip in your hand, you
are holding a piece of history.
At least that is the message the union members behind the re-formation of the Building
Industry Socialist Activities Association (BISAA)
want our younger workers to understand.
For CFMEU Organiser Tony Papa the pay
slip symbolises many of the gains made by
the building union in improving conditions
for workers. However Papa says getting young
building workers interested in politics is
becoming harder.
“The future of the union movement is this
generation of apprentices and younger workers, yet there is a complacency that is hard to
break through,” he says.
This is one of the reasons people like industry legends such as Jack Mundey, Graham
Childs, Dick Whitehead, Vern Philpot, Don
Macdonald and Mick Tubbs have thrown their
TAX GUIDE
The 2010 Tax Guide is now available from the
ARE YOU STILL PAYING CASH
It is time to throw that cash back in your pocket
and take the easy and efficient way to stay
financial – pay fees by direct debit or Bpay.
With the new bonuses of travel insurance
and an ambulance benefit for financial members it is more important than ever t ensure
your membership does not lapse.
Make sure this doesn’t happen by taking
advantage of direct debit and pay fees monthly
or fortnightly. More than 30 per cent of members are now paying fees by direct debit.
Thanks to the upgrade of the CFMEU website members can also pay their dues via the
internet. Log on to www.cfmeu-constructionnsw.com.au
UNITY 5
YOUR UNION
HEALING BEGINS
Sydney’s Maori community helped start the
healing process after the May 13 car-bomb
assault on the union’s Lidcombe headquarters.
Staff and officials were devastated by the
attack and many were moved to tears to see
how badly the offices were damaged.
On the night in question, it was just luck the
building was empty when the criminals struck.
The Maori community was using the office as
a meeting room on the night and had left the
building less than an hour before the attack.
Maori elder Hira Te Rangipumamao said
people who had been in the office on the
night were shell-shocked by the near miss.
“The Maori community is in shock over
the possibility of having some Maori members
killed,” he says. “We are vehemently opposed to
this kind of lawlessness. We are spiritually determined to help the CFMEU overcome this act.”
Community spokesperson and former
CFMEU Organiser Steve Keenan says a hangi
and haka were held on May 27 which were a
huge success. “It helped bring a feeling of
positivity back into the offices and brought
everyone together,” he says.
HQ FIRE-BOMBING
THE AFTERMATH
MEMBERS OF THE CFMEU CAN BE PROUD
of the cross-community support our union
received in the wake of the criminal attack on
our Lidcombe headquarters.
From speeches in parliament to letters to
the editor of major newspapers, the messages
of solidarity and financial support flooded in.
This culminated in a half-page advertisement in the Daily Telegraph, paid for by the
signatories, condemning the attack and urging
“our leaders across the political spectrum to
show their solidarity with the union”.
Among those who signed the statement
was then Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Predictably Tony Abbott was silent and not
forthcoming with any support.
The statement was necessary they said
“because an attack on the CFMEU is also an
attack on all organisations that stand up for the
rights of people in our community”.
“Our democracy is stronger when workers
feel free and fearless to speak up when their
rights or safety are being undermined.”
However, some of our staunchest supporters were overlooked in the chaos of producing
the advertisement and meeting the publica-
tion deadline. In particular mention should
be made of the NSW Fire Brigade Employees
Union and the Police Association of NSW.
Not only did their members put their lives
at risk when the fire was raging, but they then
dug deep with financial support.
Other friends that were overlooked include
Newcastle-based Labor Member of Parliament
Jill Hall and Jenny Haines, of the NSW Nurses
Association.
The Communist Party of Australia was
another organisation that quickly stepped forward in solidarity.
WORDS OF SUPPORT
‘UnionsWA Council wishes to send a message of support to the CFMEU NSW Branch
following the attack on their office and asks
that the State and Federal governments put in
sufficient resources to properly investigate the
matter.’
Unions WA
‘The South Coast Labour Council condemns
the cowardly and violent attack on the NSW
office of the CFMEU. Council congratulates
the Member for Throsby, Jennie George, for
her parliamentary statement condemning this
attack and the Premier of NSW for appointing
a special taskforce to investigate the attack.’
South Coast Labour Council
‘This was a malicious attack on organised
labour in an attempt to impose the law of the
jungle. It cannot, and will not, be tolerated.
With hard-earned concessions extracted by
Labor in this House and with the ongoing
industrial struggles by organised labour,
together we have ensured that Australia will
truly be a place where the fair go is not only an
ethos but also something real and tangible for
working people.’
Ian West NSW Labor MLC
‘The branch members were dismayed to learn
of this attack and wished to convey their message of support for members and staff of the
CFMEU.’
Kogarah Carlton branch of the ALP
‘As the world economic crisis deepens, attacks
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STROKE OF LUCK FOR DYING UNIONIST
on workers and our unions will become more
frequent. Unionists will need to build active
solidarity in mutual defence of our organisations against such attacks.
The Communist League adds its voice to
supporters of the CFMEU in drawing maximum
public attention to this attack and its wider
ramifications for the whole working class.
We join with others in protesting this outrage
which is an assault on all workers and their
organisations.’
The Communist League
‘This is a brutal assault on all working people
and democratic rights gained through their
hard and courageous struggles. We express our
support and solidarity with you at this difficult
time, and hope the investigation will result in
bringing those perpetrators to justice.’
Solidarity Committee with Iranian Workers
Movement-Australia
‘The condemnation of this unprecedented
and vicious attack transcends politics. It is an
attack on the very fabric of our society. This is
a frightening situation. The mere allegations of
wrongdoing get an immediate response from
the ABCC when those allegations are directed
at unions and their officials. But when violence
is perpetrated by opponents of unions we hear
not a murmur of disquiet from the ABCC. That
is clearly unacceptable.’
Jennie George Federal Labor Member for
Throsby
‘This Divisional Branch Management
Committee condemns the violent attack on the
office of our NSW Branch, and notes the main
stream media’s disgraceful efforts in reporting
THE ATTACK ON THE CFMEU proves that every cloud
does have a silver lining with the car-bombing helping
save a life in Iran.
CFMEU Organiser Mansour Razaghi says when contractor Metrotex Painters was awarded the contract to
repaint the burnt-out foyer of the CFMEU headquarters
in Lidcombe, it became an opportunity to do some fundraising. Razaghi approached the company and asked if a
volunteer group could help paint the foyer and their wages
be donated to help secure a kidney transplant for jailed
Iranian union activist Mahmoud Salehi.
A group of five community activists that included former
painters now working as taxi drivers worked for one day
alongside Razaghi helping Metrotex Painters in their work.
The company donated $3600 for their day’s labour and
with donations $3787 ha been sent to Salehi’s family in
Iran to help pay for a kidney transplant.
Razaghi says Salehi’s kidney problems were exacerbated by being tortured while he was jailed for more than
a year for his activities as a labour leader in Kurdistan.
“We had an urgent call from his family that he was
dying and now he will be able to have the surgery and will
live,” says Razaghi.
the attack to the public at large. This DBMC
calls on the Australian Government to condemn the recent bombing and to treat this as
an attack on entire Labor Movement.
The Victorian Branch of the CFMEU
Construction and General Division
‘This is a sign of one thing: that the CFMEU
is a courageous and effective advocate of
worker’s rights. The retaliation, for all its nastiness reveals the success of CFMEU in its work.
Working for justice will always bring struggle
and at times danger and hardship.’
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Movement for Palestine, Sydney
‘Our members are outraged that such an
undemocratic attack could take place in
Australia.’
Genevieve Kelly, National Tertiary Education
Union State Secretary
‘As the workers everywhere have nothing apart
from their work power to secure their livelihood, there is no difference among workers of
various countries and nationalities. They form
one global class. We stand beside you in your
struggle and support your quest to uncover the
truth of this incident.’
Saman Karim
The Head of the Abroad Organization
Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
‘That any group or individual should stoop to
this kind of attack both shocks and outrages
all of us.’
Sutherland District Trade Union Club Board
and management
GANESH KEEPS
FLAMES AT BAY
Lord Ganesha is one of Hindu’s most revered
gods. So when Indian workers who had
been helped by the CFMEU in a wages dispute wanted to thank the union a statue of
Ganesha, the god who can protect his devotees from any obstacle, was an obvious choice.
Since 2005, Ganesha has watched the activities
in the foyer of the Lidcombe office and now it
seems may have helped save the office in the
recent car-bomb attack.
Officials at the CFMEU with an Indian
background, including Charishma Kaliyanda
and Radhika Raju above, believe the Ganesha
idol protected the union. They point to the
damage caused by the fire, yet the statue and
the floral necklace on it were barely singed.
OHS
SAFETY
SUMMIT
A STEP TO
STOPPING
TRAGEDY
THE STEPS TO AVOIDING TRAGEDY in the
workplace will be the subject of a one-day conference being organised by the CFMEU and John
Holland.
The Construction Safety Summit Fatalities:
Nut & Bolts on October 6 this year is the first in
what is hoped to be an annual event aimed at
improving safety on NSW building sites.
CFMEU members involved in safety on sites
are urged to sign up for the one-day event, which
is free to all participants.
This includes staff such as site delegates, safety committee members and chairs and and site
OH&S officers.
CFMEU Safety Officer Rick Rech says the
summit will discuss recent fatalities in the industry and the proactive efforts being made by major
contractors to avoid these tragedies in the future.
He says the event will feature major contractors sharing their companies’ experiences in
dealing with a fatality, and how their businesses
reacted in improving safety systems.
ANTI-GLARE SUCCESS
A trial of anti-glare decking by Bovis Lend Lease has been so successful the company is preparing to
introduce its use nationally, says CFMEU Safety Co-ordinator Rick Rech. The CFMEU and Bluescope
Steel have been working together to improve safety on sites with the trial of anti-glare metal deck form.
According to Rech commonly used metal deck form reflects the sun resulting in bad sunburn on workers’ faces and legs. It is also a safety issue for crane drivers as the glare can prevent them seeing what
is happening on the deck. To overcome this issue Bluescope Steel has developed a matt finish on the
form that aborbs the glare. The company is also developing anti-slip decking, Rech says. “This is a very
positive initiative to stop and decrease the rate of skin cancer on building sites,” he says.
“The overriding objective is to pull together
businesses and the CFMEU in a collaborative
forum to share learning and experiences around
workplace fatalities, and to improve safety standards across the entire contracting and building
sector,” Rech says.
John Holland will provide one of the case
studies which comes out of its research into a
number of serious safety incidents.
The Workplace Tragedy Family Support
Group will also be at the event to be held at Star
City Casino, in Sydney.
More details will be available as the event is
further finalised. However interested participants should contact Rech through the Lidcombe
office on 97490400.
SAFETY ALERT
CRANE INSPECTIONS
LADDER ALERT
Unmarked scaffold couplers (swivel and
right angle reduction couplers) used to
brace formwork frames and props were
recently found on a construction site.
Since 2009, Australian Standards have
required scaffold couplers and accessories
be marked as follows:
• Each coupler and accessory, excluding
base plates, shall be marked with the
manufacturer’s or supplier’s name or
trademark, and a code traceable to a
manufacturing batch.
• The marking should be impressed or
embossed on the flap or body of the coupler or accessory and be legible after protective coating has been applied.
• The height of the characters shall be
at least 4mm and the impressed or
embossed dimension at least 0.2mm.
Do not use unmarked scaffold couplers and
if they are on your site contact WorkCover on
13 10 50.
The WorkCover, MBA, CFMEU Industry Plant
Consultative Committee has agreed that all
cranes are required to have a 10-year major
inspection.
The 10 years is not an exact time period,
it can be longer or shorter depending on
whether the working history of the crane is
known.
If the work history of the crane is
unknown the 10-year date will be determined
by its date of manufacture.
The scheme is due to start September
this year.
For further information on this requirement please visit www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
or telephone 13 10 50.
You should also refer to the Crane
Industry Council Australia guidelines regarding criteria for the 10-year major service
requirement by visiting their website at
www.cica.com.au.
The CFMEU is launching a campaign to
ensure safety on platforms and ladders.
There have been a number of serious
injuries recently, including fatalities, as a
result of workers using ladders incorrectly or
not using Australian Standards equipment,
according to CFMEU Safety Co-ordinator
Rick Rech.
“I have been on major sites where I have
seen platform ladders and platforms with
stickers attached attesting that they comply
with Australian Standards for commercial
use,” says Rech. “However I have my doubts.”
The CFMEU is requesting is WorkCover
do an audit on the main suppliers of these
items and have a random number of these
ladders tested for compliance.
Rech says workers using ladders should
make sure they are tied off and well footed.
Working platform should be no narrower
than 450mm.
OHS BRIEFS
UNITY 8
CAMPAIGNS
WORKERS
READY FOR
FIGHTBACK
ON LOST
CONDITIONS
THE FIGHT FOR THE RETURN OF SITE
ALLOWANCES is on with the CFMEU target-
ing the $3 billion Barangaroo project to lift
standards in the sector.
Thousands of workers downed tools in July
to march not only in support of Ark Tribe, but
to call on the State Government and Bovis Lend
Lease for a site-wide project agreement.
CFMEU Assistant State Secretary Mal
Tulloch says non-compliance and cowboy attitudes are rampant in the building sector at the
moment.
“Our membership is sick of it. Greedy developers and shonky operators are ripping them off
constantly.
“We see pushing for a project agreement
at Barangaroo as an effective way of regulating the sector and enforcing payment of nonnegotiable entitlements such as superannuation, accident insurance and long service
leave.”
Under a project agreement contractors on
the site would be required to show they were
paying the right wages, superannuation and
other entitlements.
Tulloch says the restoration of site allowances was a win-win for the industry.
“At the moment we are losing workers to the
mining sector. With site allowances you attract
the best and most
productive workers.
“It delivers
better outcomes
not only for the
workers, but also
for the develREADY TO TAKE A STAND
oper.”
Building workers turned out in force in July to demand a project agreement for the
He pointed
Barangaroo development that includes a site allowance
to the experience of the 2000
Olympics.
“The Sydney Olympics were built on time,
Tulloch says the union is also pushing to repwithin budget with decent labour standards and
licate the Olympics experience in establishing
a good safety record. Barangaroo should be no
a skills centre, run by COMET Training, on the
different.”
site.
He says the State Government has spent mil“COMET established a centre during the
lions on taxayers’ money on the design of the
Olympics and got fantastic training and employproject. Now it is time for the State Government
ment results,” says Tulloch.
to step up and enforce better conditions for
The length of the Barangaroo project means
workers.
an apprentice could start on day one, finish their
“The membership has been waiting for
apprenticeship and still be working.
the union to move on site allowances. They
“Everyone talks about youth unemployment,
were incensed when John Howard’s Liberal
yet this is an opportunity to do something about
Government took them away.
it,” he says.
“They are itching for a fight on this and we
For more information on the campaign see
are happy to stand shoulder to shoulder with our
the CFMEU website at: www.cfmeu-construcmembers on this issue.”
tion-nsw.com.au/tabarangaroo.htm
CAMPAIGNS
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CFMEU President Peter McClelland talks to refugee supporters after the friendly soccer match is called off
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS 60
CAMP COMMANDANT 0
YOU WOULDN’T THINK A SOCCER BALL
was dangerous, but that’s what the controllers of
Villawood detention centre decided when some
CFMEU members and their families turned up
for a friendly game of football and a barbecue in
solidarity.
“It’s a shame the centre managers won’t let
us in for a game of footy and a barbie,” CFMEU
President Peter McClelland told the crowd of
about 60 supporters who turned up at the west-
ern Sydney detention centre. “We just wanted the
chance to show that asylum-seekers are human
beings like the rest of us, not the demons they’re
made out to be.” Some might be ‘queue jumpers’,
but many have been victims of persecution and
even torture.
Many construction workers are migrants
or come from migrant families, he pointed out.
“And these are now decent, hard-working and
tax-paying members of our community.”
The solidarity action was organised by the
CFMEU’s Radhika Raju and the Villawood management at first agreed to let the “World Cup”
event go ahead, but later withdrew permission.
Elizabeth Rivera, who is the partner of a
CFMEU formworker, was held in Villawood
when her family fled the Pinochet dictatorship in
the 1970s, addressed the crowd, saying how sad
it was to see those refugees who were bona fide
“demonised”.
ABBOTSFORD PAY STAKEOUT
AFTER MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OF
FIGHTING to get paid by the builder of an
Abbotsford residential development, subcontractors and workers on the site are now
fighting to save their livelihoods.
CFMEU Organiser Stewart Edward says
the sub-contractors and workers have been
picketing the site trying to raise awareness of
their plight.
Edward says there is more than $1.6 million owing to the sub-contractors. Both the
builder and developer on this site have gone
bust.
“It’s a typical story that the site is in the
hands of the bank and the workers and their
plight is not a priority,” he says.
“If these small family businesses don’t get
paid they will go bust as well and the collapse
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will impact on the jobs and entitlements of
hundreds of workers and their families.”
Miguel Pires, of Chelva Holdings, is one
of the leading campaigners and is owed
about $276,000. He is determined not to
move until he is paid.
He says the issue has already forced him
to sack five workers and naturally remaining
staff are nervous.
“It’s the worst thing to have to do, particularly for that reason as we were really happy
with our workers.”
The rendering company owner says he will
struggle to pay suppliers if BankWest does
not step up and make good on the developers’ obligations.
“We did the work and now BankWest
needs to pay up the money that is owed to
us,” he says. Pires says the developer had
consistently been late with progress payments but that was common these days.
“The last three or four months we were
chasing money and they kept saying it would
come and threatening to use another contractor if we didn’t show.”
Pires says he is delighted the CFMEU is
helping the campaign.
“Realistically without the union we
wouldn’t be heard at all.”
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Ring Elise Cockerill, Manager-NSW Property
Risk Management Specialist, (02) 8299 8344
and urge (politely) BankWest to help these
battlers. Visit our website to keep up to date:
http://cfmeu.asn.au/campaigns
APPRENTICES
WINNING WAYS
The CFMEU is helping develop skills in
our regions with its sponsorship of the
2010 Hunter TAFE Statewide Awards.
The joint sponsorship with the
Australian Construction Industry
Redundancy Trust (ACIRT) provides
awards to the two outstanding apprentices in
This year’s winners Morgan
Clements, far left and Mark Morrow
received their awards from CFMEU
Apprentices Organiser Charishma
Kaliyanda at a dinner attended by more
the 250 people.
Hunter TAFE director Phil Cox says
the union’s continuing sponsorship of
the event was welcomed by TAFE.
HUNG OUT TO DRY
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR
BOSS wants you to hang out wash-
ing, clean his house, mow the lawn
and wash dishes instead of teaching
you a trade. Justin Biddle and Jordan
Whittaker know the best course of
action is to call the union.
The two first-year apprentices, with
the support and help of the CFMEU,
took their boss Michael Sultana to the
Vocational Training Tribunal and had
him declared a prohibited employer.
The CFMEU is also chasing up compensation and wage claims for the two
apprentices with Sultana never paying
their superannuation or other entitlements. Sultana has appealed the tribunal’s decision and as Unity went to
press a decision had yet to be made.
Biddle, now 18, says he was pretty
delighted when he secured an apprenticeship. But rather than learn a trade,
the young CFMEU members was given
a pretty tough lesson in life.
The two first-year apprentices were
regularly required to work seven days a
week and were often required to spend
most of their days doing work around
Sultana’s house including washing up
dishes, cleaning the house and hanging
out washing.
When they did work on sites, the
apprentices were also consistently put at
risk, working unsupervised, without fall
protection and often required to work in
the rain.
Justin, who is now “very happy”
with a new boss, says the final straw was
being told to come to work at 4.30am.
“I just knew that wasn’t right so I
went to the union,” he says.
However his experience has left him
with a scar on his leg after he was told
to climb down a building without a ladder and fell two metres. Justin says he
felt under pressure to go along with his
boss because it was his first job.
However he warns other apprentices not to take this type of behaviour
from their boss. Jordan agrees: “I don’t
want any other apprentice to go through
what I went through.”
The 19-year-old says he had left a
job in removals earning $1500 a week
to take on an apprenticeship because he
“wanted to learn a trade and kickstart a
career”.
While he was prepared for the drop
in wages, Jordan wasn’t prepared for the
fact he wasn’t being paid at all.
As the main provider for his mother
and younger sister, it was important
that he kept an income.
“To be honest I didn’t mind working
seven days a week because I thought
all the overtime would be great – but I
wasn’t getting paid at all so it was doing
me no good.”
After leaving the job, Jordan is
reconsidering whether he wants a trade
at all.
“I’ve had second thoughts because I
tried working for another bloke but he
was 22 and it was the same story – he
just wanted cheap labour and wasn’t
interested in training me.”
A MOTHER’S TALE
Anna Biddle finds it hard to talk about what her son went
through without feeling pangs of guilt.
“We kept saying don’t complain, just go there and
work [to Justin],” she says. “At the end of the day he had
no one to talk to about what was happening.”
However it was also Anna that told Michael Sultana
where to go and brought Justin to the union offices after he
demanded the boys start work at 4.30am cleaning his tool
shed.
“I spoke with Michael on the phone and he told me he
could make Justin do whatever he wanted,” she recalls. “I
started asking him what was going on and then called the
union and brought him in.”
Her advice to other parents whose children are doing
apprenticeships is to keep an eye on any emotional or
behavioural changes.
“You’ve got to look at how they change from that
happy person to being very moody and withdrawn,” she
says. “Justin was an emotionally a mess, he would come
back from work late and was so worked up.”
Anna says they should have acted earlier than they
did. However she says the staff at the CFMEU involved in
the case were fantastic and gave him the support to talk
openly about what had happened.
“I was astounded and couldn’t believe what he’d been
through. It is hard to comprehend how someone could do
that to young people.”
Anna also believes parents need to give their children
the confidence to speak up against their boss.
“You have to listen and constantly make them aware
they have rights at work and don’t need to be mistreated,”
she says.
“I would recommend parents encourage their children
to be in the union so they have that protection.”
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ABOLISH THE ABCC
JAIL ONE, JAIL ALL
Workers are committed to downing tools if Tribe is jailed
TRIBAL FIGHT
WHEN THE CFMEU ASKS
its members to Ark up, they
respond. Tens of thousands of
building workers and activists
have rallied across Australia
twice in recent months to support Ark Tribe as he faces court.
In Sydney, on June 15 and
again on July 20, thousands
of workers and supporters
marched to show solidarity
with the South Australian rigger, who faces six months jail
LOUD AND PROUD
on charges of refusing to be
CFMEU members marched in solidarity with Ark Tribe
interviewed by the industry
watchdog the ABCC.
Demolition worker and
Scottish expatriate Brian McPhee has lived in
right to collectively bargain is not just about poliAustralia for the past 10 years. He says organitics and the leaders of the union movement – it
sations like the ABCC remind him of the years
is about ordinary workers getting involved and
of worker oppression under Tory British Prime
fighting for what we know is right.”
Minister Margaret Thatcher.
At the July 20 rally CFMEU State Secretary
“I lived through the Thatcher years and you
Andrew Ferguson reminded the rally that Ark
just have to stand up to people like this [the ABCC
Tribe and his workmates had stopped work over
and Liberals],” he says.
safety issues.
Labourer Martin Brown joined the June 15
“It is rare to see a worker take a stand like Ark
rally with his 18-month-old son Sean.
Tribe. He is not a political activist. He is a worker
“I think the ABCC is a load of shit,” he says.
who says these laws are unjust.”
“I’m here today for Sean and for his future as if
Uniting Church Minister Reverend Andrew
we don’t fight [for our rights] who knows what is
Johnson spoke to the June 15 rally after it had
going to happen.”
marched to the front of the ABCC offices in
CFMEU rank and file member Nick Rawson
Castlereagh St. Johnson said the ABCC laws
told the rally “many of us our lives are touched by
against building workers were an issue for the
the union and would be a lot worse without it”.
whole community.
“The struggle against these laws and the
“One question we have to ask is what sort of
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community do we want to
have? We want to work in a
fair community.”
The ABCC has introduced to harass and target
building workers and building unions as part of the
John Howard-led government’s attack on workers’
rights.
An attack workers
should remember was
strongly supported by current Liberal leader Tony
Abbott. As a direct result,
deaths on construction sites
have risen – in 2004-05 the
year before the ABCC was introduced there were
19 deaths in the construction industry. Last year
that toll had risen to 40.
Large sections of the industry are being subjected to cut-price safety, and long established
and hard-won wages and conditions are being
eroded in many states.
The urgency of the fight against the ABCC
was underlined just one day before Ark Tribe
faced court again on July 20 when a 35-year-old
man died at work at Adelaide’s desalination
plant.
He was crushed to death by a steel beam after
a soft sling being used to lift the beam gave way.
As South Australian CFMEU official Martin
O’Malley pointed out to ABC Radio there should
be no shortcuts with safety: “You don’t rectify
deaths, they’re permanent.”
ABOLISH THE ABCC
CENTURIES OF EXPERIENCE
Graham and Bruce McLeod, Barry Hemsworth, Don McDonald and Len Quill
RETIRED FROM WORK
NOT FROM LIFE
Members of the CFMEU Retired Members Association (RMA) have been swelling the ranks of rallies and adding their voice to the protests. RMA President
Mick Tubbs told protesters at the Ark Tribe rally an estimated 1700 years of
union experience from their members was swelling the ranks of the rally.
“When I look back and think of all the sacrifices we made to finish up with
this type of legislation,” he said. “This isn’t 1810, this is 2010 and the last
tough cop on the beat in Australia wore a redcoat and was a soldier.
“If we haven’t moved beyond that notion of industrial relations then we
have lived for nothing.”
And Tubbs threw his members’ support behind members working on building sites today. “We retired from work, but we haven’t retired from life. This is
not just your issue. We are with you and will keep fighting to the end.”
STAR CHAMBER TACTICS EXPOSED
ARK TRIBE’S LAWYER HAS SUGGESTED
to the Adelaide Magistrate’s Court that
the Australian Building and Construction
Commission has acted beyond its powers.
As a result the defence has called into
question much of the evidence put forward by
prosecutors.
For more than two years, South Australian
rigger, Tribe, and his family have struggled under
the threat of imprisonment for doing nothing
more than speaking up on a safety issue.
In extraordinary evidence during the recent
hearings in July the community learnt a great
deal about the way the ABCC does business.
The construction industry Star Chamber is
supposed to exhaust all other channels before
it uses its big guns (the controversial section
52 orders which compel workers to attend a
secret interrogation).
But under cross-examination, ABCC
Inspector Seamus Flynn admitted that not much
had been attempted before the Commission
resorted to its extreme coercive powers.
All Flynn did before he fired the cannon was
to make two quick telephone calls to CFMEU
member Ark Tribe. No letter, no text, no visit –
straight to the compulsory secret interrogation.
A pattern is emerging of an organisation
that may not have operated within its powers
and functions under its own legislation.
The Commission does not seem to have
paid proper attention to making sure it acted
even in accordance with the very limited safeguards placed on its unprecedented powers.
The trial has now moved to written submissions. A further hearing is expected to take
place on September 13.
If Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party had not
blocked Labor’s attempt to abolish the ABCC
and its unrestricted use of coercive powers in
the Australian Senate, Ark Tribe would not have
been facing jail.
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OLD FRIENDS
Julia Gillard with workers back in 2009
ELECTION 2010
JULIA GILLARD GEERS UP
FOR THE PAST YEAR THE CFMEU has been
campaigning strongly for the need for better support for workers when companies go bust.
Too often the GEERS system rejects workers’
claim and unpaid superannuation is not included
in the scheme.
The Gillard Labor Government has taken note
and announced a package of reforms to protect workers’ wages and entitlements in the event of a company collapse. This is a great victory for the CFMEU.
For people like Wideform worker and
CFMEU member Paul de Sousa it will be a welcome change. Like many of his mates, de Sousa
only managed to claw back entitlements he lost in
the collapse of Wideform thanks to the negotiating efforts of the CFMEU.
Ceiling fixer Lazor Stojoski, who worked for
Inplace, is another worker who would be better
off under the new system.
He worked on an all-in rate of $40/hour for 48
hours a week and was told to get an ABN number.
When Inplace collapsed the current GEERS system
rejected his claim saying he was a sub-contractor.
Now the CFMEU is working with the liquidator to see if it can claw back money for our
members. CFMEU Senior Industrial Officer
Keryn McWhinney says thousands of workers
like Stojoski are being forced on to the all-in/ABN
system of payment.
“They are and should be employees by law, but
because the shonky bosses force them to work
this way they have no protection from GEERS.”
NSW State Secretary Andrew Ferguson says
the reform package is a significant step forward,
although there is more to do in the area of including unpaid superannuation. Ferguson says the
increasing number of insolvencies means too
many workers and sub-contractors are vulnerable to losing their wages and entitlements.
“Too many shonky operators have been ripping off workers accrued entitlements by running their business into the ground and siphoning off the money elsewhere,” he says.
The changes will also stop the so-called phoenix effect where unscrupulous companies can
collapse their business with unpaid debts and
re-emerge under another name. “However this
guarantee for workers’ entitlements will only be
introduced if Labor wins office,” says Ferguson.
“There is no way a Liberal Tony Abbott government will pay back its business mates by making
them pay out to workers.”
Under the reforms protections for workers
accrued entitlements will strengthened through:
1. The Fair Entitlements Guarantee which will
protect workers’ entitlements including: redundancy pay (up to a maximum of four weeks for
each year of service), all annual leave, all long service leave and up to three months of unpaid wages.
2. Securing Super will strengthen compliance measures to ensure employees receive their
superannuation entitlements.
3. Strengthening Corporate and Taxation
Law will give the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission (ASIC) increased
powers and strengthen penalties to take action
against companies that do the wrong thing.
Reforms will be introduced that target ‘phoenix’
company arrangements.
LIBERALS READY FOR MIGRANT WORKER RIPOFF
LIBERAL LEADER TONY ABBOTT might
have ‘cremated’ WorkChoices but he has found
another way to erode conditions and wages in
Australia – temporary work visas.
Abbott is committed to using temporary work visas to fill skill shortages. Under
Howard, temporary work visas (457s) led to
abuse of migrant workers and a loss of jobs for
locals who could not compete against the low
wages 457 visa holders received.
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The CFMEU stood beside and supported
many 457 visa workers when they were ripped off.
Unity readers will recall the shocking story
of Sam Kautai who got $50 a month wages and
was beaten regularly suffering horrific injuries
including blindness in one eye, partial deafness, a broken nose and jaw and neurological
damage. The union also campaigned for 457
visa holders to receive the same minimum
wages and conditions as other workers on
sites. This was not only was good for the
migrant workers it was good for Australian
workers as it meant they were not being undercut for jobs. The Labor Government listened
to this and Gillard’s Government is committed to ensuring 457 visas are not used to deny
Australian workers jobs. Abbott’s ‘vision’ for
Australia is to bring in more temporary workers
from overseas to ensure big business maximises its profits.
THINKING IT THROUGH
Justin Ketteringham will vote in a federal election for the first time on August 21
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NO TRUSTING ABBOTT
FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER Justin
Ketteringham has wanted to be a carpenter.
“Ever since I was really young when I started
off building with leggo, I’ve always wanted to
build things.”
Now a third-year apprentice construction carpenter with Watpac, the young CFMEU member is
about to embark for the first time on nation building.
On Saturday August 21, he will vote for the
first time in a federal election defying the statistics that say almost a third of 19-year-olds are not
on the electoral roll. Although he is not overly
politicised, he did enrol “almost as soon as I
turned 18” and does consider his “swinging” vote
important.
That is why he has been thinking through
the issues and is still weighing up the candidates
and the issues in his western Sydney seat of
Macarthur.
Of the party leaders the keen bagpipe player
has a more definite view. Of Julia Gillard he says:
“As long as she does what she says I’ll be happy.”
But Tony Abbott’s last-minute commitment
to the “cremation” of WorkChoices doesn’t sit
with him.
“Why would you believe anything they say …
Abbott was the great architect of WorkChoices.”
And although Justin “luckily” wasn’t in the
workforce for the worst of the WorkChoices
years, he’s heard enough to know “I’m not too
keen on it”.
“If Abbott brings it back I’ll be round his
house and knocking on the door.”
LABOR RECORD SHOWS THEY HAVE DELIVERED
IT IS EASY TO GET OVERWHELMED by the
media’s election campaign coverage.
But as Assistant State Secretary Mal Tulloch
was reminding a building worker the other day,
the only issue that counts on election day is
your job and family.
“Workers have to understand the Labor
Government is a better option for workers.
With them at least we have a seat at the table.
“Abbott is a wolf in sheep’s clothing: he is
the worker’s enemy, especially building workers. He will try to destroy the building unions
– that was his agenda, that is his agenda, he
hasn’t changed.”
In its first three years in office the Labor
Government has delivered for workers and
their families.
Here are some of the facts:
• Labor abolished WorkChoices.
• Who are we kidding, many of the same
•
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faces that loved the WorkChoices legislation are still sitting in Abbott’s team –
WorkChoices will be resurrected, whatever
the name.
Trades and Training Centres are being
built across the country at high schools to
encourage young people into trades and
address the skills shortage.
The Abbott-led Liberals won’t invest in our
future, instead they will bring in migrant
workers to fill the gaps and drive local
wages down.
The Labor Government has spent on
average a third more than the Howard
Government did on education, skills and
transport infrastructure and increased
public health spending by a massive 50 per
cent.
Compare that with the $1 BILLION Tony
Abbott tore out of public health when he
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was Health Minister.
Tony Abbott opposes the Mining Resource
Rent Tax that will lift workers’ superannuation payments and bring the government
back into surplus as a “great big new tax”.
He seems to have conveniently forgotten that the last “GBNT” imposed on us
was the GST, introduced by the Howard
Government. But then ordinary workers pay
the GST, not Abbott’s big business Liberal
mates that are reaping huge profits in the
mining sector.
The Labor Government protected us from
the worst of the global financial crisis by
acting decisively. The legacy of that investment in infrastructure is not only jobs
protected, but wonderful resources at our
schools for our children.
The last big investment Abbott’s Liberals
made in schools was flagpoles.
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ELECTION 2010
OUR BOYS
ON THE
FRONTLINE
BUILDING WORKERS IN THE WESTERN
Sydney seats of Macarthur and Mitchell have the
chance to vote for one of their own.
CFMEU members Nigel Gould and Nick
Bleasdale are hoping to win a seat back from the
Liberals on Saturday August 21.
By the far the hardest job is Gould’s in
Mitchell where he is running against Liberal
extreme right-winger Alex Hawke, the 33-year-old
former President of both the NSW and national
branches of the Young Liberals.
However Gould, 50, a former plant operator
from Castle Hill, is used to knocking off giants.
As a union delegate he took on Thiess
Services last year when he and co-workers were
sacked and won.
Gould is a familiar face in the seat having run
in the 2007 election. His grassroots approach to
campaigning saw him win a 10 per cent swing,
but lose 7.5 kilos and wear out three pairs of shoes
door-knocking.
Anyone interested in helping the campaign
should contact Nigel or campaign manager Ray
Harty on 0468 715 424.
For Nick Bleasdale in Macarthur the chances of the self-employed carpenter sitting in
Parliament House
are very strong.
The seat is considered a marginal
Labor seat with just
a .5% swing needed
to send it Liberal.
In Bleasdale’s
favour is the high
profile he has in
the community
thanks to his fight
last election campaign where he won
a 10 per cent swing
DAVID AND GOLIATH
Nigel Gould on the picket line in his fight against Thiess Services
against popular
Liberal incumbent
Pat Farmer.
However Farmer’s decision to move to
conditions will be ripped away in a Coalition
Mosman has seen him lose Liberal preselection
Government.”
and Bleasdale is now up against a former local
As if he didn’t have enough on his hands trymayor and policeman.
ing to get elected, the birth of his third child seven
The 36-year-old Bleasdale says the vote will
weeks ago has him juggling campaigning with
be very close, but people’s fear of a return to
cleaning nappies.
WorkChoices is often a topic of discussion.
If you want to help Bleasdale win call the cam“They are worried job security, wages and
paign office on 0417 749 750.
DON’T BUY LIBS LIE
HOW THE STIMULUS SAVED OUR ECONOMY
IF YOU LISTEN TO TONY ABBOTT and the
Liberals and anti-Labor commentators in the
media you would think the federal government’s
stimulus package had been a waste of money.
If that is true then they must believe keeping
Australians in jobs is worthless.
At present the Australian economy and how
it weathered the Global Financial Crisis is being
held up as a model around the world.
Our economy and our quality of life was maintained because the Federal Labor Government
acted quickly and decisively with targeted stimulus packages.
Thousands of jobs in the building trade were
retained because of the stimulus.
The international Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development estimates
200,000 Australian jobs were saved by the government’s stimulus spending – most of these
workers were in the building trades.
In the United States unemployment doubled
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to 10 per cent and it is expected it will take the US
seven years to get back to 5 per cent unemployment. Australia will reach that target in less than
seven months. Throughout Europe and North
America tens of millions of people are still unemployed.
Maintaining employment levels is important
because of the Catch 22 effect it has on the economy. Fewer people in work means the government
receives less tax yet unemployment costs rise and
government debt surges.
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist, Joseph
Stiglitz, has described the Labor Government’s
stimulus package as “one of the most impressive
economic policies I’ve seen, ever’’.
Professor Stiglitz told media on a recent visit
it was inevitable people would complain about
cases where money had been misspent.
But, he added, Australia’s stimulus had got it
broadly right.
‘’Not only was it the right amount, it was
extraordinarily well structured, with careful
attention to what would stimulate the economy
in the shorter run, the medium term and the long
term,” he was reported as saying.
‘’When I look around the world, it was, I
think, probably the best-designed stimulus program in the world and you should be happy that
in fact it worked in exactly the way it was designed
to work.’’
And although you may have read or heard
countless stories about the waste of the Building
the Education Revolution, this is the reality: There have been just 240 formal complaints
from 24,382 projects in 9526 schools nationally –
or problems with just .1 per cent of works.
In any case when you are rushing to save hundreds of thousands of jobs it is inevitable there
will be mistakes.
But the biggest mistake would have been
to listen to Tony Abbott and do nothing and see
building workers suffer.
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ABBOTT: THE FACTS
TONY ABBOTT IS AN ARCH-CONSERVATIVE politician who in the election campaign has
described John Howard as a “pretty good political
mentor”.
He entered politics as failed Liberal leader John
Hewson’s adviser behind the
CFMEU members cannot trust what Abbott
says with the Liberal leader admitting he only
tells the “gospel truth” when reading from a prepared statement.
He may look like a good bloke, but when he
talks about bringing the budget back into surplus
CFMEU members will be the ones who pay for it.
Under Labor increased superannuation benefits and a budget surplus will be funded from
the profits of the super multinationals who profit
from our resources.
Under an Abbott-led Federal Liberal
Government there will be no superannuation
increase to 12 per cent and the surplus will be created through “savings”.
We know from previous experience what
Liberal “savings” mean – cuts to services that
ordinary building workers and their families use
such as public schools and hospitals.
We also know that a pledge to not alter the
Fair Work Act means three more years of unfettered attacks by the Australian Building and
Construction Commission.
Gillard tried to water the ABCC powers down
and has already got rid of ABCC boss John Lloyd
refusing to reappoint him. With a friendlier
Cole Royal Commission into “thuggery and
rorts” in the construction industry and created the Australian Building and Construction
Commission (ABCC).
And for all his smart campaigning and disciplined behaviour, the real Abbott is the bloke who
as Minister for Health at the 2007 election had
a go at national hero and asbestos campaigner
Bernie Banton.
Abbott attacked the gravely ill Banton who
was then campaigning to have a mesothelioma
drug to be placed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme.
“Just because a person is sick doesn’t mean
that he is necessarily pure of heart in all things,”
he said after Banton called him ‘gutless’ for not
being present to collect a petition.
Is that the kind of person you want leading
this country? All members are urged to put the
Liberals last when they vote at the federal election
on Saturday August 21.
THE LAST WORD
Senate after the August 21 election the ABCC can
be wound down.
That will never happen under Abbott. It was
Abbott and his Liberal cronies in the Senate
that stopped her disbanding the ABCC. But we
shouldn’t be surprised.
As Minister for Employment in the Howard
Government it was Abbott who launched the
What Abbott says on the campaign trail and what
will happen in government are two different
things as his Opposition Workplace Relations
spokesman Eric Abetz pointed out.
Abetz dropped a clanger into the
WorkChoices is cremated claim by saying: “It
would be very brave to say you would never have
to tweak a regulation or make a ministerial direction ....”
HUGH READY FOR
POLITICAL EVEREST
AS A COMMITTED MEMBER of Freshwater
Surf Club, Hugh Zochling admits to owning a
pair a budgie smugglers.
But unlike Liberal leader Tony Abbott,
Zochling is reluctant to share his budgie smuggler moments with the general public where he
can help it.
Zochling, a long-term supporter of the
CFMEU, is the ALP candidate running in the
seat of Warringah against Abbott.
He likens the contest to Maxine McKew’s
successful bid to beat John Howard in the blueribbon seat of Bennelong. “As Maxine said it is
the Mt Everest of politics, but Everest is there
to be climbed,” he says.
After a few weeks on the campaign trail, the
university lecturer and father of three says he
believes Julia Gillard’s promotion to leader will
be a “game changer” in the federal election.
“People are naturally surprised and
affronted by the brutality of what happened,
but also there is a warm embrace of Julia and
what she stands for and the new direction she
represents,” he
says.
In the Manlybased seat of
Warringah,
Zochling sees
education and
health funding as
priorities in the
electorate. He
regards Abbott as
a long-term foe
of unionists and
workers.
“It concerns
ON THE MARCH
me that in Abbott
Hugh Zochling with ALP Senator Doug Cameron at the rally for Ark Tribe
we have a leader
who is blatantly
committed to the reincarnation of a working
they have another friend in Canberra.
class – despite what he is positioning himself
The committed unionist – he is a member
for this campaign.”
of the National Tertiary Education Union – will
Should Zochling reach the summit on
be lending his voice to calls for the abolition of
August 21, CFMEU members can be assured
the ABCC.
UNITY 17
MAKING IT COUNT
Charishma Kaliyanda believes grassroots activism can influence politics
ELECTION 2010
A VOTE IS A VOICE
Apprentices Organiser Charishma
Kaliyanda recalls the excitement of
voting for the first time and believes
in the power of the ballot box
IN AUSTRALIA, LIKE ANY DEMOCRACY,
voting is an integral part of our society.
Political decisions and governments affect
many, if not most, aspects of our lives – from the
laws and regulations that affect our working conditions to the incentives apprentices get for learning their trade.
Voting is a chance for people to have their
say about the direction of the country and is like
a progress report on an incumbent government.
Elections are supposed to keep governments
and politicians accountable to their constituents,
on a local, state and federal level.
The last federal and state elections in 2007
were momentous for me. These were the first
I was ever able to vote in, so filling in my ballot
papers and getting my name ticked off on the roll
were quite exciting.
Then, seeing the Howard Government booted
out so convincingly that John Howard lost his
own seat made me feel as if I had directly helped
get rid of him!
In my family, we’ve always had spirited debates
and discussions about politics. My dad is a strong
trade unionist and I’ve got a strong sense of social
UNITY 18
justice, so obviously I felt strongly about many
issues that were being played out in politics.
A really important part of the whole process
is being aware of where your vote is going and
what you’re voting for. The mainstream media is
covering the election campaigns of the ALP, the
Coalition and the Greens in a big way.
But take a bit of time to go beyond the media
– speak to family, friends and workmates, speak
to the candidates for your local electorate about
their policies if you see them during the campaign or on polling day.
Part of all of this also might be asking ques-
ENROL!
Of the Australians of voting age not on
the electoral roll, the Australian Electoral
Commission estimates about 70 per cent
are aged between 18 and 39. About 45 per
cent of 18-year-olds and 30 per cent of
19-year-olds are not on the electoral roll.
If you have missed out this election make
sure you don’t miss out again. Collect
enrolment forms from your post office or
visit the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au
tions about how it all works. I still don’t get some
of the complexities of the preferencing system!
The main thing you get from this is how to tell
what’s real from the crap!
Voting and elections, however, are not the
only part of a democracy and politics.
If you feel strongly about an issue, whether
it’s a glamorous one that’s constantly covered in
the media or not, there are other things you can
do to make your opinions heard.
Write a letter to your local member or a relevant minister, speak to candidates in your local
electorate and put in your 2 cents worth, or join a
political party.
The base of a political party is its members
– so a Member of Parliament is not just a voice
for the people of their electorate, but also the platform of the Party they are aligned to.
Joining a political party means you can directly contribute to the formulation of policies that
MPs then push in Parliament – a much more
direct way of being involved.
After the last federal election, I signed up the
ALP and take every opportunity to go along to my
local branch meetings.
Here, I get an opportunity to raise issues with
my local MP, I can also listen to issues that other
people have and contribute if need be.
So this federal election, don’t just rely on
others to tell you who to vote for – make an
informed decision!
YOUR SAY
ELECTION
2010
WHY WE’RE
VOTING LABOR
NOOELL YOUNAN, 42, MARRIED WITH 3 CHILDREN
14 YEARS A MEMBER. A CARPENTER
I want back what I lost – safety, awards, site allowances, all
my workplace conditions. We had them because we fought
for them and I want them back. Abbott’s ABCC doesn’t
work, it hurts all Australian workers. I want fair laws for all.
IT IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS
since the CFMEU helped kick John Howard
and the Liberals out of government. Some
union members have felt keen disappointment in the efforts of the Labor
Government in its first term. However,
based on interviews by Unity that disappointment is not strong enough to make
them embrace the self-confessed love child
of Howard and Bronwyn Bishop (makes
you shudder to think), Liberal leader Tony
Abbott. He says WorkChoices is dead and
buried but he cannot be believed. If the
Liberals win, Abbott will take his election as
a mandate to implement hardline rightwing
policies and do what he knows best – attack
workers by cutting services and reducing
their rights. But what are the issues you
really care about? Here, some of your union
comrades give an insight into who they’ll be
voting for on polling day.
TIM SAVILLE, CFMEU MEMBER 7 YEARS
FROM CAMDEN
I’ll vote Labor. I don’t trust Abbott on industrial relations. I want a government that gives
a fair deal to all workers. I’ve got three kids so
education is an issue for me. I’d like to see
refugees given a fair go. I expect Labor to
honour its promises to working people.
UNITY 20
LARRY VALESINI, 53, FROM PENRITH
MARRIED WITH 4 CHILDREN
NOW GROWN UP
I want a fair government and a leader
who will look after the working class and
support unions. I think Julia Gillard will
deliver. The hospital system needs fixing
and public transport could be improved.
The everyday needs of the working people
need to be attended to. Our area is under
the Libs now but I’m hoping for a swing
against them and Labor gets the seat.
STEVE JONES, 31,
SINGLE, FROM BONDI
FIVE YEARS A MEMBER
I want the government to
bring back our workplace
rights. Tony Abbott’s a
grub –look at what he did
with his industrial policies.
The government needs to
do more for our roads and
public transport.
GLENN BALDWIN, 35,
BRICKLAYER AND STONE MASON
FROM MILPERRA
Abbott’s ABCC took away our conditions and site allowances. I’ll vote
Labor, but I’m jack of Labor doing
nothing for the working class. We
helped get them into government. If
they forget that it’s big mistake. I’ll
also look at what the Government will
do for the mentally disabled.
HAYLEY MITCHELL (RIGHT), 21,
TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM
SYDNEY’S INNER WEST
I’ll be voting Labor. How could you vote for
Abbott after what he did to workers. I hope
Labor will support our families and give us
back our workplace rights. Workers want
workplace safety, it’s a priority.
JOSH DUNNING, 25, APPRENTICE
CARPENTER FROM LANE COVE
3 YEARS A CMFEU MEMBER
Education and apprenticeships need to
be better. The environment is an issue.
Not just an international issue it’s also an
Australian problem. I’m not sure which
way to vote. After the last election Labor
didn’t deliver on their promises. Labor has
to do more to convince me. The Greens
look like they have a cause they believe in
and want to do something about it.
UNITY 21
SUPER
SUPER GOES TO 12%
GOOD ONYA HENRY
THE FEDERAL LABOR GOVERNMENT
recently announced a series of changes to superannuation that will put more money in your
pocket.
The most significant for many CFMEU
members will be the increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent
by 2020.
The changes are a result of the Henry tax
review and are generally good news for Cbus
members.
New savings incentives will help working
Australians further build their superannuation
nest eggs, while inequities in the current system
have been addressed to help low-income earners and those nearing retirement achieve better
outcomes.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN CHANGES:
Superannuation Guarantee contributions to
‘NEW SAVINGS
INCENTIVES WILL HELP
WORKING AUSTRALIANS
FURTHER BUILD THEIR
SUPERANNUATION
NEST EGGS’
gradually lift from 9 per cent to 12 per cent:
at the moment employers are required to pay a
minimum 9 per cent of ordinary salary earnings
into superannuation on behalf of their workers.
This change will mean more money for you
in retirement.
The Superannuation Guarantee age limit will
be lifted from 70 to 75 from July 2013: meaning
if there are any construction workers still willing and able to work beyond their 70th birthday,
their employer will be obligated to pay their
superannuation contribution.
Annual Super Bonus for low-income workers:
if you earn less than $37,000 a year the government will deposit an additional $500 into your
super account. This is a great bonus for low-paid
workers and apprentices.
Concessional contribution cap extended
for over 50s: From 1 July 2012, workers with
account balances under $500,000 will continue
to be allowed to receive concessional contributions of up to $50,000 p.a. to their super (which
includes SG payments made by your employer
and salary sacrifice).
This provides an opportunity for workers
with low superannuation account balances to
‘catch-up’ on their super contributions during
their final years of work.
Super Members Term Deposit
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up to
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p.a.
bonus interest
for CFMEU members
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WORLD
WORKERS UNITED NEVER DEFEATED
Former Triumph workers who are now their own bosses meet with Leah Charlson and Keryn McWhinney
TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE
IN APRIL 2010 I RECEIVED AN EMAIL from
the Global Alliance Against the Trafficking of
Women (GAATW). This alliance is an advocacy
group representing more than 100 international
organisations. They were seeking information
on a court case the union had run involving the
assault and non-payment of wages to six young
Cook Island workers.
The Alliance’s member-countries have found
that of all the horrific treatment of trafficked workers, the one thing they were most upset about was
they did not receive any wages for their work.
GAATW asked me to speak on the CFMEU’s
experiences in recovering wages for trafficked
workers and the methods we used. GAATW
applied for a grant to cover the cost of the trip and
CFMEU Legal Officer Leah Charlson and I participated the Bangkok conference.
I presented conference delegates with four
case summaries and details of the CFMEU’s
action in resolving each of the cases by using a
combination of negotiations, media, protests and
pickets, investigation of individual directors and
of course, legal action.
We found that labour and trafficking were
treated as separate specialities by most countries
– including Australia. When the CFMEU has
worked on cases of exploitation of workers we
looked only at the labour laws as a resolution for
these workers.
For example anti-trafficking laws in most
countries see a person as a ‘victim’ deserving
justice. But when using labour laws a trafficked
person is seen as a violator of the law for working
without a valid work permit.
An example of this is in Germany where an
Ethiopian woman accepted a job in a Berlin restaurant. She was not paid any wages and her
passport was confiscated. She finally escaped
and was provided with legal support. Three years
later the employer was jailed for trafficking and
was ordered to pay compensation – however the
amount was a fraction of her lost wages.
German anti-trafficking laws allowed the
woman to stay in the country. However, if this
woman had used labour laws to recover her unpaid
wages, she may have received all her wages but she
would have been returned to Ethiopia.
labour issues and have identified more than
400,000 victims of trafficking representing $9
billion in unpaid wages.
ILO officials also spoke of their work with
trade unions in Vietnam.The ILO recently
received an Australian government grant to
work on migration projects. The grant includes
a requirement to work with an Australian grassroots organisation and they showed an interest in
working with the CFMEU on this project.
TRY ARM WORKERS
‘DURING THIS STRUGGLE,
A GROUP OF WOMEN
HAD THE IDEA TO START
THEIR OWN CO-OP AND
PRODUCE THEIR OWN
GARMENTS’
At our request, GAATW arranged some post-conference meetings for us to speak with local trade
unions and community groups.
We first met with the COMMITTEE FOR
ASIAN WOMEN – who work across 14 Asian
countries to advance the rights of women workers. They are currently lobbying for domestic
work to be included within the scope of labour
laws as women who work as domestics in private
homes, fishermen and agricultural workers do
not have any lawful right to a minimum wage.
International Labour Organisation – ILO East
Asia Office.
They deal with many trafficking and forced
Their story started last year when more than 2000
garment workers at the Triumph International
factory in Bangkok were sacked, after 20 years of
working in the harsh factory conditions.
We met all the Try Arm workers and spoke
with Jittra Cotshadet who was the former leader
of the Triumph International Labour Union
in Thailand. These workers protested for four
months at the Triumph factory, then moved their
protest to the Ministry of Labour.
During this struggle, a group of the women
had the idea to start their own co-op and produce
their own garments. They chose the name Try
Arm as it symbolised their fight with Triumph.
As part of a deal to end the protests, the Thai
Ministry of Labour provided loans to help the
women start their own business and donated
sewing machines.
The co-op is now run under democratic management and the workers are paid by sharing the
earnings equally at the end of each month. The
women told us they are proud of the TRY ARM
brand and that their garments are made according to principles of sweat-free labour and workers’ self-management.
Keryn McWhinney
UNITY 23
AWARDS
SYDNEY COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND CONSTRUCTION
EBA RATES OF PAY
THE CFMEU negotiates extra wages for union
members. The majority of members are paid well
above the rates of pay applicable under awards.
Hundreds of companies pay in accordance with
the wage rates outlined in this CFMEU EBA rates
of pay sheet. These rates are included in most
union-negotiated agreements. In addition to these
rates the union negotiates extra allowances. Also,
in union-negotiated EBA’s there is extra superannuation and redundancy benefits and a fares and
travel allowance above the award rate. If your boss
is paying less than these rates you should contact
the union and assist in campaigning for a unionnegotiated EBA with your company.
RATES APPLICABLE FROM 1 MARCH 2010
A fares allowance of $27 per day for each day worked (including RDOs) per mployee from 1 March 2010 will be paid.
CLASSIFICATION
PER HOUR
PER DAY
7.2 HOURS
0.8 RDO
ACCRUAL
PER 36
HOURS
TIME & A
HALF
DOUBLE
TIME
CW1
CW2
CW3 (Non Trade)
CW3 (Trade)
CW4
CW5
CW6
CW7
CW8
22.96
24.01
25.01
25.87
27.15
28.42
29.71
31.03
32.33
165.31
172.87
180.07
186.26
195.48
204.62
213.91
223.42
232.78
18.37
19.21
20.01
20.70
21.72
22.74
23.77
24.82
25.86
826.56
864.36
900.36
931.32
977.40
1023.12
1069.56
1117.08
1163.88
34.44
36.02
37.52
38.81
40.73
42.63
44.57
46.55
48.50
45.92
48.02
50.02
51.74
54.30
56.84
59.42
62.06
64.66
SYDNEY (COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND)
CIVIL EARTHMOVING EBA RATES OF PAY
RATES APPLICABLE FROM 1 MARCH 2010
CLASSIFICATION
PER HOUR
PER DAY 7.2
HOURS
0.8 RDO ACCRUAL
PER 36 HOURS
TIME & A HALF
DOUBLE TIME
CW1
CW2
CW3 (Non Trade)
CW3 (Trade)
CW4
CW5
CW6
CW7
CW8
22.09
22.93
23.30
23.78
24.90
25.96
26.98
28.19
28.90
159.05
165.10
167.76
171.22
179.28
186.91
194.26
202.97
208.08
17.67
18.34
18.64
19.02
19.92
20.77
21.58
22.55
23.12
795.24
825.48
838.80
856.08
896.40
934.56
971.28
1014.84
1040.40
33.14
34.40
34.95
35.67
37.35
38.94
40.47
42.29
43.35
44.18
45.86
46.60
47.56
49.80
51.92
53.96
56.38
57.80
RATES APPLICABLE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2010
CLASSIFICATION
PER HOUR
PER DAY 7.2
HOURS
0.8 RDO ACCRUAL
PER 36 HOURS
TIME & A HALF
DOUBLE TIME
CW1
CW2
CW3 (Non Trade)
CW3 (Trade)
CW4
CW5
CW6
CW7
CW8
22.60
23.46
23.84
24.33
25.48
26.56
27.61
28.85
29.57
162.72
168.91
171.65
175.18
183.46
191.23
198.79
207.72
212.90
18.08
18.77
19.07
19.46
20.38
21.25
22.09
23.08
23.66
813.60
844.56
858.24
875.88
917.28
956.16
993.96
1038.60
1064.52
33.90
35.19
35.76
36.50
38.22
39.84
41.42
43.28
44.36
45.20
46.92
47.68
48.66
50.96
53.12
55.22
57.70
59.14
UNITY 24
AWARDS
STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AWARD
Rates payable from the first pay period on or after 26 November 2009.
CLASSIFICATION
PER
HOUR
TIME
AND A HALF
DOUBLE
TIME
PER
38 HOURS
ACCRUAL OF
0.4 HOURS
PRO RATA ANNUAL
LEAVE PLUS
LOADING
Carpenter, stonemason,
bridge & wharf carpenter
20.15
30.23
40.30
765.70
8.06
76.18
Bricklayer, tilelayer hard floor coverer
19.94
29.91
39.88
757.72
7.98
75.40
Plasterer, floorlayer
20.03
30.05
40.06
761.14
8.01
75.73
Roof tiler, slate ridge/roof fixer
19.81
29.72
39.62
752.78
7.92
74.68
Stonemason machinist
18.83
28.25
37.66
715.54
7.53
71.27
Carver (stoneworker)
20.75
31.13
41.50
788.50
8.30
78.41
Marker/setter out, lettercutter
20.15
30.23
40.30
765.70
8.06
76.18
Special class trade
20.75
31.13
41.50
788.50
8.30
78.18
71.27
Quarryperson
18.83
28.25
37.66
715.54
7.53
Signwriter
19.61
29.42
39.22
745.18
7.84
73.94
Painter
19.00
28.50
38.00
722.00
7.60
71.90
Refractory bricklayer
21.67
32.51
43.34
823.46
8.67
81.60
Refractory bricklayer’s assistant
19.40
29.10
38.80
737.20
7.76
73.39
18.83
28.25
37.66
715.54
7.53
71.27
Scaffolder, powder monkey, hoist winch
driver, foundation shaftsperson, steel
fixer including tackwelder,
concrete finisher
18.29
27.44
36.58
695.02
7.32
69.27
GROUP 3
17.90
26.85
35.80
680.20
7.16
67.82
GROUP 1
Rigger, dogman
GROUP 2
Trades labourers, demolition work, gear hand, pile driver, tackle hand, jackhammer, mixer driver, concrete steel erector, gantry hand, crane hand,
crane chaser, cement gun operator, concrete cutting or drilling machine operator, concrete gang including concrete floater, roof layer (malthoid or
similar material), dump cart operator, underpinner, concrete formwork stripper.
FARES ALLOWANCE PER DAY: $16.50
QWhere an employer requests a worker to transfer from one site to another site during working hours with
his/her own vehicle, an extra $0.89 per kilometre must paid.
QWhere a worker using his/her car to a job outside the required work boundaries in the award an extra $0.47
per kilometre must be paid.
QThe fares allowance must be paid on all days worked plus rostered days off.
LEADING HANDS ALLOWANCES PER HR
In charge of 1 person
In charge of 2–5 persons
In charge of 6–10 persons
In charge of 11 persons or more
$0.44
$0.96
$1.22
$1.63
The applicable leading hand rate should be added to the hourly rates and applies for all purposes of the award.
MEAL ALLOWANCE: $12.50
UNITY 25
AWARDS
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION GENERAL
ON-SITE AWARD 2010
Rates payable from the first pay period on or after 1 January 2010.
CLASSIFICATION
PER
HOUR
TIME AND A
HALF
DOUBLE
TIME
PER 38
HOURS
ACCRUAL OF
0.4 HOURS
PRO RATA ANNUAL
LEAVE PLUS
LOADING
Carpenter, stonemason,
bridge & wharf carpenter
18.86
28.29
37.72
716.68
7.54
65.89
Bricklayer,
18.65
27.98
37.30
708.70
7.46
65.17
Tilelayer (NSW) hard floor coverer
18.86
28.29
37.72
716.68
7.54
65.89
Plasterer, floorlayer
18.73
28.10
37.46
711.74
7.49
75.44
Roof tiler, state ridge/roof fixer
18.52
27.78
37.04
703.76
7.41
64.72
Carver (stoneworker)
19.99
29.99
39.98
759.62
8.00
69.77
Marker/setter out, lettercutter
19.43
29.15
38.86
738.34
7.77
67.85
Special class trade
Quarryperson
Signwriter
19.99
18.15
18.89
29.99
27.23
28.34
39.98
36.30
37.78
759.62
689.70
717.82
8.00
7.26
7.56
69.77
63.45
65.99
66.76
Painter/glazier
18.32
27.48
36.64
696.16
7.33
Refractory bricklayer
21.47
32.21
42.94
815.86
8.59
74.85
Refractory bricklayer’s assistant
18.72
28.08
37.44
711.36
7.49
65.41
18.15
27.23
36.30
689.70
7.26
63.45
Scaffolder, powder monkey, hoist winch
driver, foundation shaftsperson, steel
fixer including tackwelder, concrete
finisher
17.65
26.48
35.30
670.70
7.06
61.73
GROUP 3
17.29
25.94
34.58
657.02
6.92
60.50
GROUP 1
Rigger, dogger
GROUP 2
Bricklayer and plasterer’s labourer, demolition work, gear hand, pile driver, tackle hand, jackhammer, mixer driver, concrete steel erector, gantry
hand, aluminiumalloy structural erector, crane hand, crane chaser, cement gun operator, concrete cutting or drilling machine operator, concrete
gang including concrete floater, roof layer (malthoid or similar material), dump cart operator, underpinner, stonemason’s assistant, concrete formwork stripper, mobile concrete pump person or linehand.
FARES ALLOWANCE PER DAY: $16.50
QWhere an employer requests a worker to transfer from one site to another site during working hours with his/her own
vehicle, an extra $0.89 per kilometre must paid.
QWhere a worker using his/her car to a job outside the required work boundaries in the award an extra $0.47 per kilometre must be paid.
QThe fares allowance must be paid on all days worked plus rostered days off.
LEADING HANDS ALLOWANCES PER HR
In charge of 1 person
In charge of 2–5 persons
In charge of 6–10 persons
In charge of 11 persons or more
$0.46
$1.02
$1.30
$1.73
The applicable leading hand rate should be added to the hourly rates and applies for all purposes of the award.
MEAL ALLOWANCE: $11.90
UNITY 26
AWARDS
MOBILE CRANE HIRING AWARD 2010
Rates payable from the first pay period on or after 1 January 2010
PER
HOUR
TIME AND
A HALF
DOUBLE
TIME
PER 38
HOURS
ACCRUAL
OF 0.4
HOURS
Up to 20 tonnes
17.74
26.60
35.47
673.94
7.09
21-60 tonnes
18.29
27.43
36.57
694.84
7.31
61-100 tonnes
18.83
28.25
37.67
715.64
7.53
101-200 tonnes
19.33
29.00
38.66
734.54
7.73
201-300 tonnes
20.30
30.44
40.59
771.24
8.12
301-400 tonnes
20.70
31.06
41.41
786.74
8.28
400 tonnes plus
21.25
31.88
42.50
807.54
8.50
CLASSIFICATION
PRO-RATA
ANNUAL
LEAVE PLUS
LOADING
Operator of mobile crane with a max. lifting capacity of:
Thereafter for each additional 20 tonnes lifting capacity an extra $10.64 per week is applicable
Where more than one crane is engaged on any one lift the following additional payments are payable:
2 cranes=$2.70 per day; 3 cranes = $5.35 per day; 4 cranes =$8.00 per day; over 4 cranes = $10.70 per day
Where the boom length rating is in excess of 28 metres an additional $1.03 per metre per week shall be paid.
EXTRA ALLOWANCES
Pile driving allowance
Protective clothing/
footwear subsidy
Car allowance
$13.10 per day
$0.74 per kilometre
Overnight allowance
$12.30 per night
Meal allowance
$11.90
Fares and travel (NSW only)
$23.40 per day
$53.40
BOOTS
‘N’ ALL
UNDER THE MODERN AWARDS CFMEU members have a
chance to claim back some more money on personal protective
equipment. If you have any problems getting your employer to
comply with the new right, contact the CFMEU on 9749 0400.
The Building and Construction General On-Site Award 2010
(which covers all on-site building and construction workers who
are not covered by an enterprise agreement) provides that where
workers, except refractory bricklayers, are required to wear steel
capped safety boots:
1. At the start of work, an employer will reimburse a worker the
cost of buying the boots; and
2. Based on fair wear and tear, replace the boots every six
months, or sooner, if agreed.
This condition also applies under new CFMEU-negotiated
Enterprise Agreements negotiated in 2010. Make sure that you
are wearing steel-capped boots that are in good condition!
UNITY 27
AWARDS
GLASSWORKERS STATE AWARD
CLASSIFICATION
Experienced glass worker
and complex computer operator
Experienced cutter/glazier
Glass cutter and glazier, furnace operator,
quality control, senior windscreen fitter
Forklift driver (licence), Truck driver (HIAB),
Windscreen fitter, experienced glass workers
Stores/warehousing, Furnace loader/unloader,
Truck driving, Crane overhead
Glass handler – repetition work
Induction training
Rates applicable from first pay period on or after 26 November 2009
LEVEL
PER
HOUR
TIME & A
HALF
DOUBLE
TIME
PER DAY
7.6HRS
ACCRUAL OF
0.4 HOURS
PER 38
HOURS
7
21.45
32.18
42.91
163.04
8.58
815.20
6
20.82
31.23
41.64
158.22
8.33
791.10
5
20.13
30.19
40.26
152.98
8.05
764.90
4
19.50
29.25
39.00
148.20
7.80
741.00
3
18.53
27.80
37.07
140.86
7.41
704.30
2
1
18.24
17.57
27.36
26.36
36.48
35.15
138.62
133.56
7.30
7.03
693.10
667.80
This does not include the Construction Work Allowance $25.00 per week or the Tool Allowance of $6.30 per week as of 26.11.09
Annual leave is accrued at 2.923 hours per week. These rates include the special loading of $93.90 payable for all purposes
STATE APPRENTICES
These wage rates apply from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 26 November 2009 and apply to apprentices who are under 18 or
work for an unincorporated employer.
JUNIOR TRAINEE APPRENTICES – BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
CARPENTER/JOINER/STONEMASON
BRICKLAYER/
TILELAYER
PLASTERER
PAINTER
ROOF TILER
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
9.84
13.03
16.71
373.80
495.10
634.80
9.64
12.83
16.51
366.20
487.60
627.30
9.72
12.91
16.59
369.20
490.60
630.30
9.31
12.51
16.19
353.90
475.50
615.20
9.51
12.71
16.38
361.30
482.80
622.50
4th Year
18.40
699.10
18.20
691.60
18.28
694.60
17.88
679.50
18.07
686.80
JUNIOR INDENTURED APPRENTICES – BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
CARPENTER/JOINER/STONEMASON
BRICKLAYER/
TILELAYER
PLASTERER
Hourly
Rate
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
PAINTER
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
1st Year
8.93
339.40
8.73
331.80
8.81
334.80
8.41
319.50
8.60
326.90
2nd Year
11.93
453.40
11.73
445.80
11.81
448.80
11.41
433.50
11.60
440.90
3rd Year
15.60
592.80
15.40
585.20
15.48
588.20
15.08
572.90
15.27
580.30
4th Year
17.68
671.70
17.48
664.10
17.56
667.10
17.15
651.80
17.35
659.20
FARES ALLOWANCE FOR ABOVE
1st Year
$15.30
2nd Year
$15.80
3rd Year
$15.90
4th Year
$16.10
These allowances apply to
all apprentices except for
Civil Engineering (Bridge
and Wharf) Carpenter
apprentices who will
receive $15.40 per day.
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
ROOF TILER
Weekly
Gross
Hourly
Rate
Weekly
Gross
CIVIL ENGINEERING (BRIDGE & WHARF) CARPENTER
Hourly Rate
Weekly Gross
Fares Allowance Per Day
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
10.40
13.57
16.89
395.20
515.70
641.80
16.50
16.50
16.50
4th Year
19.31
733.90
16.50
TOOL ALLOWANCE is incorporated into the above rates; however travelling allowances are paid in addition to the rates above.
MEAL ALLOWANCE - $12.60 payable when required to work overtime for one and a half hours or more. An extra 20 minutes pay (crib) Monday to
Friday is payable after two hours overtime, and on Saturday and Sunday after four hours work.
INFORMATION about junior apprentices who are over 18 and adult apprentices (ie apprentices who are 21 years or older or turn 21 during their
apprenticeship) can be obtained by ringing the CFMEU Apprenticeship Officer. A copy of all wage sheets and entitlements can be obtained at
www.cfmeu-construction-nsw.com
APPRENTICE ALERT
If you work under a union negotiated enterprise bargaining agreement you are entitled to extra wages, allowances and benefits.
For more details ring the CFMEU on 9749 0400.
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NE DAJTE DA ABBOTT DOĐE NA VLAST
Ϊϳέ΍ΪϬ̴ϧϥϭήϴΑ΍έAbbottΕϮΑ΍
Australija 21. kolovoza izlazi na izbore i suočena je s izborom za
Ministra Predsjednika između Julie Gillard iz Laburističke i Tony
Abbott-a iz Liberalne Partije.
Međutim, za članove CFMEU-а nema izbora, pošto će Tony
Abbott biti katastrofalan šta se tiče naših plaća i radnih uvjeta. Vlada
pod rukovodstvom Abbott-a vratila bi radnike natrag u najgore
godine Howardove vladavine.
CFMEU se u nekim stvarima razmimoilazio sa Ruddovom
Laburističkom vladom, ali vlada je štitila naše članove od najgorih
posljedica globalne financijske krize. Učinila je to tako da je
usredotočila pažnju na infrastrukture i održavala je radna mjesta
u građevinskoj industriji. Izgradnjom revolucije u obrazovanju
– Building the Education Revolution – samo u NSW-u vlada je
osigurala 165.000 radnih mjesta i zadržala naše građevinske radnike
na radnim mjestima u našim gradovima i regijama.
Тony Abbott kaže da je taj program, kojim se spriječilo da neki
građevinski radnici izgube svoja radna mjesta, bio čisto rasipanje
novca. Neizbježno je da je brzina potrebna za izbjegavanje masovne
nezaposlenosti dovela do nekih grešaka.
Тakođer je važno kad su Laburisti pokušali smanjiti moć
Australske građevinske i konstrukcione komisije – Аustralian
Building and Construction Commission – Liberali su ih u
Senatu blokirali. Abbott podržava АВСС i osigurava da će i dalje
uznemiravati građevinske radnike i smanjiti zaštitu na radu na
gradilištima. Pod Laburističkom vladom Gilardove i prijateljskijim
Senatom АВСС se može raspustiti.
21. kolovoza je važan vaš glas. Može nam spasiti sustave
društvenog zdravlja i obrazovanja i osigurati da se održe zaštićena
radilišta i fer plaće. U subotu, 21. kolovoza glasujte za svoja prava,
za zaštitu vaših kolega radnika i za budućnost vaše djece. Glasujte
za Laburiste. Stavite Liberale na zadnje mjesto.
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Vào ngày 21 tháng 8 tới đây dân chúng Úc sẽ bầu cử và chọn đảng cầm
quyền giữa lãnh tụ Lao Động Julia Gillard và Tự Do Tony Abbott.
Tuy nhiên đối với đoàn viên nghiệp đoàn CFMEU, chúng ta không
có một chọn lựa nào, vì Tony Abbott là một tai họa đe dọa lương bỗng
và điều kiện làm việc của chúng ta. Một chánh phủ do Abbott cầm đầu
sẽ đưa nước Úc lùi trở lại những ngày đen tối nhất trong những năm
dưới chánh phủ Howard.
Nghiệp đoàn CFMEU bất đồng ý kiến với chánh phủ Lao Động Rudd
về nhiều điểm, nhưng chánh phủ này đã bảo vệ đoàn viên của chúng ta
khỏi những ảnh hưởng tệ hại nhất trong cuộc khủng hoảng tài chánh.
Chính phủ thực hiện được điều này bằng cách chú tâm xây dựng hạ tầng
cơ sở và duy trì công ăn việc làm trong kỹ nghệ xây dựng. Qua kế hoạch
Xây Dựng Cách Mạng Giáo Dục, chỉ riêng tại tiểu bang NSW, chánh phủ
đã tạo ra 165,000 công việc làm giúp công nhân ngành xây dựng khỏi thất
nghiệp tại các thành phố cũng như các vùng quê.
Tony Abbott nói chương trình đã giúp công nhân ngành xây dựng
khỏi mất việc mất nhà là phí phạm tài sản. Trong khi gấp rút hành động
để tránh việc thất nghiệp tập thể, chánh phủ mắc một vài lỗi lầm là điều
khó thể tránh được.
Một điều khác cũng quan trọng nữa là trong khi chánh phủ Lao Động
cố gắng giảm quyền lực của Ủy Ban Xây Dựng và Kiến Tạo Úc (ABCC),
đảng Tự Do tại Thượng Viện đã ngăn chận lại. Abbott quyết tâm duy trì
Ủy Ban ABCC và bảo đảm Ủy Ban này tiếp tục gây phiền nhiễu cho công
nhân xây dựng và giảm mức bảo vệ an toàn cho công nhân tại các công
trường làm việc. Dưới chánh phủ Lao Động do Gillard lãnh đạo và một
Thượng Viện thân thiện hơn, ủy ban ABCC có thể bị giải tán.
Lá phiếu của quý bạn rất quan trọng vào ngày 21 tháng 8. Lá phiếu
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REBUILDING LIVES
The first turf is dug in the building of a community centre with the CFMEU’s contribution acknowledged
WHOLE LOTA LOVE
Former Organiser Luis Villazon, now
based in Chile and working as a lawyer
for the union movement, has been
on the ground seeing how aid money
the CFMEU helped raise is already
making a difference.
ON SATURDAY JULY 17, together with the
president of the Confederation of Chilean Copper
Workers, Cristian Cuevas, we returned to the
zone of Lota, devastated by the earthquake on 27
February 2010.
The objective of this new visit was to coordinate the economic aid sent by the Australian
workers – in particular the members of the
CFMEU.
This aid will be used in the construction of a
community centre for the workers and their families who live in ‘Calera Sur’ – an extremely poor
village in Lota.
Also it will help with the extension of the
existing community centre in the village of
Canteras Dos – in the zone of Lota Alto – another
very poor area.
Work has already commenced in the Cantera
Dos village and both centres are scheduled to be
finished by December this year.
Along with these projects, infrastructure
will be completed so the people in the area can
utilise the facilities. This financial help will go
towards the day care centre in the village of Las
Tranqueras, which is running in precarious conditions .
Without a doubt, this aid sent by the
Australian Union movement, especially the
workers and members of the CFMEU, has been a
great help to lessen the effects of the earthquake.
THE MONEY WAS RAISED AT A DANCE
FOR CHILE event held at Sydney Town Hall.
bringing together the spectacular show on short
notice. “All the artists and dancers, along with the
MC, donated their time and efforts,” he says.
“It is a sign of the great generosity of the
Chilean community here in Sydney and their
desire to help their relatives and friends affected
by this terrible earthquake.”
The event was organised by the CFMEU,
along with Viva Magazine and Union Aid Abroad
– APHEDA to assist the victims of the February
earthquake in Chile.
Sponsorship was also provided by Unions NSW, the Teachers
Federation, Rail, Tram and Bus
Union and Marrickville Council.
More than 1.5 million people were displaced and up to 500
people killed by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which hit near
Chile’s second-largest city of
Concepcion.
CFMEU State Secretary
Andrew Ferguson says “it was
appropriate for Australian working families to extend their hand
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families in Chile who had lost
homes in the earthquake”.
“Many of the worst affected
were coal miners in the region
south of the city of Concepcion,
and we should assist them in any
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While the event, which
included spectacular Latin dancing, music and song, raised
Union Aid Abroad APHEDA
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The overseas humanitarian aid agency of the ACTU
also donated $37,750 bringing the
total funds raised to $64,340.15.
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COMMUNITY
DIGGING DEEP
FOR OTHERS
NEVER A FOUL WORD
Schizophrenia Research Institute SwearStop Ambassador Glen Wheeler visited work sites with Organiser Rebel Hanlon
ITS OFFICES HAVE BEEN CAR BOMBED
and staff dispersed to offices across Sydney, but
the CFMEU and its members have refused to be
intimidated, instead digging deep to help some of
society’s most marginal people.
Just a week after the CFMEU offices were carbombed, the union presented a cheque for $5000
to the Schizophrenia Research Institute during
a meeting of 120 union delegates at the torched
union offices.
The money was raised during the week
through bucket collections on building
sites across Sydney as part of Schizophrenia
Awareness Week.
“This donation to the Schizophrenia Research
Institute highlights the important role the union
plays in our community,” State Secretary Andrew
Ferguson told delegates.
“We fight for workers’ rights and conditions,
but our members are also the first to put their
hands in their pockets when tragedy strikes.
“Threats and violence won’t stop the CFMEU
from doing its job.”
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‘WE FIGHT FOR WORKERS’
RIGHTS AND
CONDITIONS, BUT OUR
MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE
FIRST TO PUT THEIR
HANDS IN THEIR
POCKETS WHEN TRAGEDY
STRIKES.’
The money was raised as part of the
Schizophrenia Research Institute’s SwearStop
campaign where people swear off swearing for a
week.
Last year CFMEU Assistant State Secretary
Brian Park took part in the fundraiser, shocking
those he knows by keeping his colourful language under control for a week.
This year fundraiser SwearStop ambassador and Channel Seven celebrity Glen Wheeler
toured a number of Sydney building sites to talk
about the work of the institute and thank workers
for their support.
With CFMEU Organiser Rebel Hanlon,
Wheeler met workers on the Bovis Lend Lease
Sega World site at Darling Harbour and the St
Hilliers workers at The Rocks.
Although none of the workers seemed keen
to keep the expletives to a minimum, they were
happy to support the campaign in bucket collections and raffles.
The CFMEU link to the Schizophrenia
Research Institute stretches back to former
CFMEU State Secretary Don McDonald, who
after his son was diagnosed with schizophrenia,
played a leading role in the establishment of the
institute.
Today the union is represented on the Board
by the union’s Senior Legal Officer Rita Mallia,
who has been part of the institute for a number
of years.
LETTERS
HEY FELLAS,
THIS IS PAT
This was intended as an email that Pat Minty wrote in his own words before his
death to be sent in thanks to his fellow union workers. Pat was a rigger/crane driver
and member of the NSW CFMEU for the past 30 years, but spent the last five years
working out of state. He died, aged 52, in June from cancer
HI FELLAS
I am writing to let you know how overwhelmed and proud Karen my wife and I
are to be the recipient of your generosity
and solidarity.
I never thought I’d be on the wrong side
of a tarpaulin muster. I’ve got terrific support from my medical team, all top-class
professors, doctors etc, and the diagnoses
is progressing as they predicted.
Also, Rita Mallia, the CFMEU lawyer, has
handled a lot of things for me that I was in
no state to take on myself.
I just want to make a couple of pieces
of advice that I have made in light of my
situation.
1. Get regular checkups – THE WORKS
– on your time off. Some of these diseases have no symptoms until it is too
late.
2. Do not lose your 24-hour income insurance. Without that, we would have been
in a mess financially for the last three
months.
3. I’ve been a union member since 1975
and I’ve had blues with union organisers, officials, and union management.
aBut to know that we have an organisation with assets, lawyers and skills
whose job it is to look after us, organ-ise EBAs, tackle safety, it is priceless.
Regardless of the individual’s viewpoint
STAY WITH OR BECOME A UNION
MEMBER and you can walk the site with
pride.
It’s great to see you are keeping up
the tradition of the Whip Around that hass
been part and parcel of being a rigger or
construction worker since I got into the
game in 1983, and also as a member of
the NZ Seaman’s Union.
It is one of the only ways that we can
openly show our support for a fellow
worker, but more importantly for their
families who do it tough in these situations.
So I’ve gone on enough.
Once Again, Karen and myself thank
you all, you the staunch, solid men that
it has been my privilege and honour to
have worked alongside of.
Fraternally
Pat and Karen Minty
SUPPORT IS COMFORT
‘I am writing on behalf of the Khattar family to
thank (Andrew Ferguson) for honouring us with
your presence at the funeral recently held for my
brother, George Khattar.
The family takes comfort in our time of grief
by knowing how many people’s lives George
touched and his legacy is one the family holds
dearly. George’s immediate family has resolved
to continue George’s dream of improving
the local community, principally through his
involvement with the youth centre at Our Lady
of Lebanon Church and the Parramatta Rugby
Leagues Club.
George’s caring and generosity of spirit
have served as a role model to the community and the family has been touched at
tributes paid and recognition received for his
generous nature to others, which has provided great consolation to those he has left
behind, most importantly his wife Carol and
two daughters, Georgia and Alana.
Joe Khattar, Dyldam Developments
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YOUR HEALTH
FALLEN
ALLEN COMRADE
A newspaper report about Rohan Crotty’s death
WORK
SUNSAFE.
ALWAYS.
IT MIGHT BE COOL TO HAVE A TAN and show
off your six-pack on the worksite, but next time
you strip down in the heat, think about Rohan
Crotty. The Queensland construction worker and
CFMEU Organiser died in July last year aged 43
leaving behind his 39-year-old widow Jo and four
sons aged under five.
Ironically Rohan, a carpenter and plasterer by
trade, had been active as an Organiser on a sun
LOOKING OUT
FOR SKIN CANCER
Get to know your skin: what is normal for
you and what has changed since the last
time you looked? Early detection of skin
cancer is important as it can be cured if
treated early. See your doctor as soon as
you notice any unusual changes on your
skin, and consider a yearly check-up.
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d branch of the CFMEU to devel
with the Queensland
develop a program in honour of Rohan.
Although it may get hot working in long
sleeves, statistics highlight the importance
of sun safety on site. It is estimated 1.2 million
Australian outdoor workers face an increased risk
of developing sin cancer.
Around 200 melanomas and 34,000 nonmelanoma skin cancers are caused by workplace
sun exposure in Australia every year.
Cancer Council Australia CEO Professor Ian
Olver says workers and employers need to understand that the sun is potentially as deadly as toxic
chemicals or heavy machinery.
“Outdoor workers have died from skin cancer caused by their sun exposure at work. No one
should have to risk their life for work.”
YOUR RIGHT
TO BE PROTECTED
Health and safety laws mean your
employer must provide a safe working
environment. That includes protection
from the sun in the form of sunglasses,
hat, sunscreen and long-sleeved protective
clothing. But it is a two-way street – you
must also co-operate with your workplace’s
sunsafe program.
For more information on a sunsafe
work environment contact the Counter
Organiser at Lidcombe on 9749 0400.
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH MATTERS
PEGGY TROMPF
›› SHIT HAPPENS
I have often been called to construction sites
that have been contaminated because of
temporary sewer pump pit overflows or burst
sewer pipes. The worst example was when
three basement floors of a new construction
needed to be decontaminated and workers’
amenity areas were affected.
The concern is that workers may be exposed
to harmful bacteria and viruses that live in
sewage contaminated water. These include
organisms that cause stomach and gut problems, as well as a potential for contracting the
Hepatitis A virus.
When a spill occurs, management should
immediately isolate the area, notify workers on
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the site and identify those workers who may
have been exposed to the contaminate. The
area should be cleaned with a suitable sterilising solution, such as a 10 per cent solution of
household bleach.
If the spill is on soil, the top layer (up to
approximately 15cm) should be removed and
replaced with clean fill. A waste removal contractor should be employed to do the clean up,
and any workers involved should wear suitable
PPE i.e. P1 mask, gloves, disposable overalls,
gloves and eye protection.
Workers at risk of getting an illness e.g.
those who have had contact with the contaminate or been in the vicinity and who may have
had contact should contact their employer and
arrange for a medical examination.
Hepatitis A is spread by eating or drinking
sewage contaminated food and water or by
entering the body through open sores or cuts.
People can spread the disease in the immediate period before they become ill and during
the illness. Recovery from hepatitis A can take
weeks or months. Most make a complete
recovery but the disease can be more severe in
older people.
Workers should be particularly careful to
wash their face and hands before eating, drinking or smoking as the organisms causing these
diseases are spread by contact with the mouth.
DRUGS & ALCOHOL
ABOVE PAR The field of 120 players at the annual golf day fundraiser
PUTTING YOU
IN THE PICTURE
THE BUILDING TRADES GROUP OF UNIONS
DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAM has pro-
duced a new training film to provide information
for workers and employers about how to deal
with drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
“Just Not at Work, Mate” replaces the
Foundation’s 1994 video, “Not at Work Mate”.
“The original video was very successful. But
we were getting feedback that some workers
had seen it several times,” says the Program’s
Co-ordinator Trevor Sharp.
He also says the services offered by the BTG
Program and the Foundation have expanded considerably since the original video was made.
“We now have residential programs at the
new Foundation House, we offer a gambling
program and we have set up a very successful
apprentice training program,” Sharp says.
While the training film contains plenty of
new information, the plain-talking style and
simple messages of the original video have been
retained.
“We wanted to make sure that we made something that spoke directly to construction workers in their language. It still packs an emotional
punch.”
Safety is paramount in all workplaces and
people dangerously affected by alcohol and/or
other drugs are a safety risk to themselves and all
others in the workplace.
The realistic and confronting film follows
three stories to see how drinking, drug taking and
gambling affect the ability to work safely, and create problems in personal lives.
The film looks at how these problems are recognised as safety issues and dealt with through
the implementation of the Building Trades
‘WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE MADE
SOMETHING THAT SPOKE
DIRECTLY TO WORKERS IN
THEIR LANGUAGE.
IT STILL PACKS AN
EMOTIONAL PUNCH’
Group Drug and Alcohol Program and its workplace policy.
It also highlights the treatment services
offered by Foundation House, the Construction
Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation
Treatment Centre in Rozelle.
This film is essential viewing for all in the construction industry, particularly Safety Committee
members, union officials and delegates, manage-
ment and employer representatives and apprentices.
It is also an effective resource for anyone who
has responsibilities for maintaining safety standards and preventing accidents, or is concerned
with drug and alcohol problems in any other
industry or workplace.
The principle aim of the Building Trades Drug
and Alcohol Program is to improve safety in the
workplace by teaching workers to take responsibility for themselves and their workmates in relation to drug and alcohol use.
It was produced by Maze Productions
from Melbourne and was jointly funded by
the Building Trades Group of Unions, the federal Department of Health and Ageing, and
the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation
Foundation.
It is 22 minutes long, but there is also a
10-minute version especially made for site inductions.
The new training film is available for purchase to companies both in and outside the construction industry and comes with a training
pack that includes overheads, a trainer’s guide
and speaker notes, and the DVD.
If you would like to arrange to have “Just Not
at Work Mate” shown at your site or should your
employer or someone you know wish to purchase
a copy, please call us on (02) 9555 7852.
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PROFILE
LOST ART
John Park worries the skills of a traditional tiler are being eroded
A LIFE’S
WORK
ECHOES
THROUGH
THE AGES
BRITAIN’S MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL
took more than 600 years to build and echoes of
the masters who raised its spires live on in people like John Park.
The retired tiler is one of a dying breed in the
industry – traditionally trained with the ability to
replicate work done centuries before.
As a young man Park repaired tilework on
such iconic British religious sites as Manchester,
Peterborough and Leicester cathedrals.
“We did a lot of restoration in the winter
when the weather was bad and we needed to
work indoors,” he says.
The work at Manchester Cathedral stands
out because he was able to replace 300-plusyear-old tiles with other originals.
“In the pews where people used to stand they
had worn the tiles through. Those tiles had been
down more than 300 years and we contacted the
Welsh factory where they were made and they
were still producing them,” he says.
Unlike today, laying the tiles required more
than reaching for a packet of adhesive because
the tiles were laid into pitch – a tar-like substance.
Examining union banners in Trades Hall
recently, Park reflected on how far the industry
had fallen as an artisan trade.
“I’m not sure there are many people now
who could do the work you see on the Tilers
Banner,” he says.
Park took up the trade in his early 20s
after leaving the merchant navy, where he had
worked since he left school aged 14.
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“The sea is a way of life more than a job – I’d
met my wife and wanted to get married and had
to make a decision. It was hard because I loved
the sea.”
However using a scheme that helped put
many ex-servicemen into the trades after World
War II, Park soon was an apprentice tiler.
With all the talk now of global warming, Park
says it is ironic it was global cooling that sent
him to the southern hemisphere.
‘THOSE TILES HAD BEEN
DOWN 300 YEARS AND
THE WELSH FACTORY
WHERE THEY WERE MADE
WAS STILL PRODUCING
THEM.’
“We’d had two severe winters in the early
sixties and all the talk was about a mini-Ice Age
coming on,” he says, recalling how on one job
the clerk of work used to carry a thermostat and
require the temperature to be 2-3 degrees above
freezing before they could start work.
Having visited Australia as a seaman, Park,
aged 28, his wife Patricia and their first child
headed as Ten-Pound Poms for Australia.
A union member from age 14, Park first
joined the Maritime Seaman’s Union and then
the Building Workers Industrial Union of
Britain.
In Australia joined the Tilers Union of NSW,
but says the small union had little support and
it was often hard to get a quorum for meetings.
With the amalgamations of unions in Britain
in mind, he moved a motion that the tilers
union negotiate to join the Building Workers
Industrial Union (NSW), which was passed.
In Australia, Park worked first for Lehmann
Brothers before going into a partnership.
He considers a badge of honour that as a contractor he and his partner helped keep the skill
in the industry by training apprentices.
“For a long time we always had two apprentices between us and as one would move into
fourth year we would bring on a first year,” he
says.
But that type of commitment is fading.
“Quality tiling is a lost art. In the old days
banks, publicans and breweries all had money
and would tile their buildings beautifully.
Tiling now is about flat walls and adhesives,” he
says.
After more than 50 years in the union movement, Park’s contribution to the tiling sector
and unionism was acknowledged recently with
a life membership to the CFMEU.
“I fully believe in unions and believe they
have a place in society,” he says.
“[But] it’s not so much an hours and wages
battle any more. Unions need to be more a part
of the life of workers in terms of health care,
superannuation and everything else.”