FSU national secretary Fiona Jordan says the union's national executive breached its collective agreement and "trade union values" when it made its HR manager redundant without notice this week.
A former Mirvac Queensland manager gave approval to provide materials and tradespeople for a house being built by a State secretary of the BLF, the Heydon Royal Commission has heard.
The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has today rejected a bid by imprisoned former HSU leader Michael Williamson to have his sentence reduced, meaning he is set to serve out a five-year non-parole period.
A plumber and drainage contractor paid $4000 for tickets to a BLF charity boxing night and recouped the cost from the building company Mirvac, the Heydon Royal Commission heard today.
"Tennis tragic" cops serve from the FWC over dismissal; Grain handling industry gets new modern award; and CFMEU expresses concern over Hanna allegations.
An employer has failed in a challenge to the validity of a protected action ballot that extended the voting period by 10 days, with the FWC finding the error was a "technical breach" that did not affect the result.
The FWC has granted the Independent Education Union an additional 30 days to coordinate protected industrial action across more than 170 Queensland Catholic schools, after rejecting an employer proposal to limit the period to just 14 days following school holidays.
A group of Lend Lease Building employees will retain membership of a generous defined benefit superannuation scheme, at least until the expiry of their current workplace agreement.
The Federal Court has ordered the CFMEU not to reimburse two of its officials for fines of $47,500 it imposed today, and it also separately fined the union $225,000.
