Builders are calling on the workplace umpire to intervene over the CFMEU’s demand for industry contractors to pay for thousands of their employees to attend a union rally over silica dust.
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has invoked agreement clauses to NSW employers for paid workforce “communication meetings” of up to four hours so employees can attend the mass protest on Thursday morning.However, the Master Builders Association accuses the union of illegal misrepresentations and wants the Fair Work Ombudsman to investigate and issue an urgent advisory that workers could face “hefty financial penalties” if they attend the rally.
“All I can say to the leadership of MBA NSW is good luck scrubbing the blood off your hands – no one will forget this. Under the CFMEU’s pattern deal, communication meetings are “a forum for discussion and communication of issues that affect employees”. The meetings should be conducted in “a formal manner with an agenda, minutes and signed attendance register”.
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