Bill faces court on trespass charges, after he visited a Fairbrothers site in Hobart, to assist union members. Bill was going about his job as an organiser, as he has done for years in Tasmania, when he was arrested.
Three weeks earlier, Fairbrothers had made a handshake deal with the CFMEU about entry. But then the Tasmanian Master Builders intervened.
Since its amalgamation with CFMEU VIC, the strengthened Tasmanian Branch is winning new gains for members.
“The Burnie Paper Mill demolition job has set the standard with a much-improved agreement, and there is plenty more on the way for workers who join the CFMEU,” says Noel Washington, CFMEU VIC Senior Vice President, who now heads up the Tasmania Office.
“All the MBA have to do is come to the table and negotiate better deals for workers.”
More Info: CFMEU TAS website: Rally to Back Bill.
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