Union members hit out at LNP government as deputy premier announces pause on pay and conditions policy
Deputy pemier Jarrod Bleijie says the Best Practice Industry Conditions deal with the CFMEU could cost taxpayers billions of dollars.Deputy pemier Jarrod Bleijie says the Best Practice Industry Conditions deal with the CFMEU could cost taxpayers billions of dollars.Two men wearing CFMEU shirts were confronted by security before being escorted out by police after they tried to heckle a function attended by the deputy premier on Thursday.
“The Liberal National government … is temporarily suspending the CFMEU sweetheart deal known as BPIC,” he later told reporters. He said 22,000 fewer homes would have been constructed and rent driven up another seven per cent between 2024-25 and 2029-30 under Best Practice Industry Conditions. The Best Practice Industry Conditions policy outlines construction union workers’ pay and conditions for all major state projects.
The LNP government has had the CFMEU in its sights since winning the 26 October election, fingering the union over major blowouts it claimed to have discovered since being sworn in. The Fair Work Ombudsman is conducting more than 40 investigations into the building and construction industry involving most CFMEU branches across Australia, as well as its officials and employers.
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