On Tuesday, the Australian Federal Police, under the direction of the newly established Registered Organisations Commission (ROC), raided the offices of the Australian Workers Union in both Sydney
This is difficult to listen to and may be particularly confronting for people who were there or had family at the disastrous West Gate Bridge collapse of 15th October 1970.
On Sunday the 15th of October 2017, we will gather again to remember Australia’s worst industrial accident, its victims and the brave workers who risked everything to recover the dead and hurt.
“That’s what the CFMEU do. We look after workers. Doesn’t matter if you’re male or female, black, white, green, gay, straight – whatever. That’s what we do. We look after workers.”
Despite a fatality in February this year and 11 workers hospitalised, Vcon-Element Five are still putting workers at risk of falls from height and unsafe access-egress.