The CFMEU dismissed the Master Builders' Association's (MBA) construction industry IR blueprint as the work of extremists. Under the plan, the Howard Government's extreme Australian Building and Construction Commission would be given new powers to arrest construction workers.
CFMEU construction division national secretary Dave Noonan said that the industry blueprint was further evidence that the Master Builders' had moved to the fringe of the IR debate.
'It is plain that this so-called blueprint will hand employers the tools to slash construction workers' wages and conditions through intimidation and stand over tactics,' Mr Noonan said.
Mr Noonan said that if the MBA were serious about the future of the construction industry, they would tackle the outstanding problems of safety, training and the lack of worker entitlement protections.
'In an industry where a worker dies on average every week, threatening workers with fines and imprisonment is not the way to create a safer and more productive workplace.
'It's time that the MBA start getting serious about collaborating with workers to address the real problems in safety, training and worker entitlement protections to shape a better future for the industry, for workers and employers.'
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