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:

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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Why shouldn't employees be able to negotiate to get the highest wages rates and best conditions they can (specific to their industry)? 

Fair Work Australia

Enterprise agreements can be tailored to meet the needs of particular enterprises. An agreement must provide for an employee to be better off overall when conditions in the agreement are compared to the relevant award.

Enterprise agreements are collective agreements made at an enterprise level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment.

The Fair Work Commission can help with the process of making enterprise agreements, as well as assess and approve agreements. We can also deal with disputes that occur about the terms of agreements.

[cherry*135]

I can think of 3 Aldi stores that are stand alone in my area. Two of them were some of first ones opened in the area, quite a few years ago.

[aps1080]

debra

I think you are right, so many different things at play.


FYI, We have a stand alone store at Werribee, shopping centre one at Hoppers, another shopping centre one at Werribee being built and probably a few others around Altona - like Point Cook, Sunshine etc.

Si I would say it is union, politics, employer all rolled into one great big pile.

[nero_bolt]

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@alexander*beetle wrote:

Seriously Nero if you can't post your own comment then at least post something that is current. 

and its not current how... Please show how this isnt current or are you saying that the story by SAMANTHA LANDY AND STEPHEN DRILL HERALD SUN DECEMBER 06, 2014 12:30AM is wrong? If so provide proof please and then tell them and the Herald that they are wrong

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Premier John Setka is rubbing his hands together at Treasury Place. His lapdog Deputy Premier Dan Andrews has done well.

Unions.... Wonder how the soon to be unemployed Toyota workers feel about their union...... 

[the_hawk*]

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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Premier John Setka is rubbing his hands together at Treasury Place. His lapdog Deputy Premier Dan Andrews has done well.

Unions.... Wonder how the soon to be unemployed Toyota workers feel about their union...... 

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More than likely about the same as GMH workers feel about the Abott circus letting manufacturing down in this country along with the farmers that have been sold out by him.

[nero_bolt]

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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Premier John Setka is rubbing his hands together at Treasury Place. His lapdog Deputy Premier Dan Andrews has done well.

Unions.... Wonder how the soon to be unemployed Toyota workers feel about their union...... 

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More than likely about the same as GMH workers feel about the Abott circus letting manufacturing down in this country along with the farmers that have been sold out by him.

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 I am more than comfortable with GMH closing, why should we pay for a car company thats not making a  profit and that are making a product that the population dont want to buy....  All we were doing with GMH and Ford was tossing good money after bad and costing us all. 

The unions let the workers down badly at the car companies in Australia with their excessive demands and conditions and in the end the companies said enough is enough we can manufacture way cheaper elsewhere than Australia and they are doing just that 

[debra9275]

 I am more than comfortable with GMH closing, why should we pay for a car company thats not making a  profit and that are making a product that the population dont want to buy....  All we were doing with GMH and Ford was tossing good money after bad and costing us all.

however, those companies provided family's with income that was returned into our economy.  No jobs=no  money=no spending=poor economy

so you see, it wasn't such a great idea after all

BTW I see heaps of Fords and Holdens on our roads

[alexander*beetle]

My apologies for not realising this was current. I should have done my research and I didn't. Lesson learned. 

Nevertheless, my other comments still stand. Unlike in years gone by, unions don't just shut down sites without a reason. You won't get the true story from Herald Sun either as there's not much that they report that is honest or the truthand is without bias.  

[aps1080]

"The unions let the workers down badly at the car companies in Australia with their excessive demands and conditions and in the end the companies said enough is enough we can manufacture way cheaper elsewhere than Australia and they are doing just that "

Nero

spot on.

push too hard, eventually the companies say enough is enough.

Same as manufacturing in the 80's, companies just closed up shop, shipped the machines over seas and that was that.

Everyone except the owners lost out.

[the_hawk*]

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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Premier John Setka is rubbing his hands together at Treasury Place. His lapdog Deputy Premier Dan Andrews has done well.

Unions.... Wonder how the soon to be unemployed Toyota workers feel about their union...... 

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More than likely about the same as GMH workers feel about the Abott circus letting manufacturing down in this country along with the farmers that have been sold out by him.

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 I am more than comfortable with GMH closing, why should we pay for a car company thats not making a  profit and that are making a product that the population dont want to buy....  All we were doing with GMH and Ford was tossing good money after bad and costing us all. 

The unions let the workers down badly at the car companies in Australia with their excessive demands and conditions and in the end the companies said enough is enough we can manufacture way cheaper elsewhere than Australia and they are doing just that 

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what these short sighted liberal tards don't understand is that for every worker in these plants they support 2 workers that are employed in the component or support industries, and guess what they all pay taxes and spend their money to make the economy work.

I don't know about the ford plat and the local area but I know GMH and can tell you most of the people will go from being tax payers to unemployed as there is no employment in SA.

along with the drain on welfare will come even more unemployment as these people no longer have an income, many will lose their houses, many will turn to drugs or alcohol and this will lead to family break downs.

A Governments job is create an environment where every one that wants to work can.  Even the US gives it manufactures grants and subsidies so they can compete.

The libs are so short sighted trying to make the most money with the least effort they have forgotten what they are their for.

They should be there for the people not their corporate mates.

Its a shame some of these local manufactures haven't listened to what the customer wants and just keep doing the same thing and expecting a change.

there must be a balance between workers demands and those of the employer, neither party can win without a balance