A week after Labor wins Victoria, the CFMEU shuts down a project

[nero_bolt]

Its all coming true as predicted in the lead up to the Victorian State election -- The CFMEU are at again -- not less than a week after their parrot - puppet is elected as Premier of Victoria ,here they are destroying and strong arming employers who are trying to grow their business

Here we go already. The CFMEU celebrates Labor’s win in Victoria by deciding which businesses may operate:

THE CFMEU shut down an Aldi supermarket construction site, the militant union flexing its muscle just a week after Labor won power in Victoria.

The Herald Sun saw CFMEU representatives block the site at Millers Rd, Altona, refusing access to trucks carrying building materials.

CFMEU representatives allegedly told subcontractors: “There’ll be no work here today."…

The Herald Sun has been told the construction company does not have a union-endorsed enterprise bargaining agreement.

It also understands the CFMEU has taken issue with Aldi’s use of overseas contractors. Building industry sources said the union has had a long-running battle with Aldi over its use of international experts, which are brought in to oversee the German company’s specific method of laying its concrete floors to provide extra strength.

And so the CFMEU takes it on itself to tell other people they may not work.

The supplier said he was “shattered” to see his union hurt his business.

“It’s just frustrating and expensive,” he said.

“I’m paying my blokes to be doing nothing out there. And the builder holds our payment because we’re not performing to contract.”

Is this Victoria under Daniel Andrews? YES more to come 

[cherry*135]

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@aps1080 wrote:

They get paid the correct wage anyway, jst under the award, not a separate bagaining agreement on that site.

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I don't think that is accurate, otherwise the action taken for that site would not need to have been taken. If it is accurate, obviously not in the best interests (pay & conditons) for the workers.

[aps1080]

I said award.

Every industry has an award which is standard. It is the legal minimum wage and conditions that can be paid.

Unions on the other hand like to try to strong arm higher wages and conditions from emplyees called Enterprise Bargaining agreements which are generally specific to one employer or site.

[the_hawk*]

As a life member of the CFMEU I can tell you they don't close down work sites without very good reason, the most common being work place safety issues that are being ignored. 

[icyfroth]

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@aps1080 wrote:

I said award.

Every industry has an award which is standard. It is the legal minimum wage and conditions that can be paid.

Unions on the other hand like to try to strong arm higher wages and conditions from emplyees called Enterprise Bargaining agreements which are generally specific to one employer or site.

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Aldi have been building their stores around Australia for years. They'd surely know what Aus building employment regulations are. What makes this site any different?

[aps1080]

I think this one is to do with an EBA and whether the builder has one or not.

[icyfroth]

Hi aps 🙂

Sorry, my question was meant to be in response to Hawk's post:

"As a life member of the CFMEU I can tell you they don't close down work sites without very good reason, the most common being work place safety issues that are being ignored."

You'd think Aldi would know all about work place safety issues by now, they've built enough stores in Aus by now. Have the rules suddenly changed with the new government?

[i-need-a-martini]

You have no idea do you?

Not only do Aldi bring in contract owrkers who are not covered by anything in Australia in regards to workers comp, insurances etc, but they also think that they can build stand alone bulky goods warehouses without following Australian Standards or building as per the Building Code of Australia. They have only just started to understand our laws in relation to DAs and the BCA and have spent years trying to circumvent them.

I suspect may organisation keep their eyes on them when they are building a stand alone site.

[boris1gary]

[i-need-a-martini]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Hi aps 🙂

Sorry, my question was meant to be in response to Hawk's post:

"As a life member of the CFMEU I can tell you they don't close down work sites without very good reason, the most common being work place safety issues that are being ignored."

You'd think Aldi would know all about work place safety issues by now, they've built enough stores in Aus by now. Have the rules suddenly changed with the new government?

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Yes they have lots of store but most are within a centre or an existing site. Their problems start when they decide to build stand alone bulky goods sites. They have been in the process of acquiring more and more land to do this and that is why everyone is now watching them carefully.

There are quite a few retailers currently in the same b oat. 

[aps1080]

But there is one law for CFMEU and one for everyone else and if they don't like what you are doing or don't have an EBA with them,

then they move into the illegal territory, hence why they get fined all the time.