The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) (Construction Division) placed a Green Ban on the site in April last year and a recent meeting of 200 union delegates vowed to continue to block work on the site.
NPRAG spokesperson Suzette Meade said the case brought by residents to the court was that Infrastructure NSW had failed to consider any alternative sites in its Environmental Impact Statement for the Parramatta Powerhouse Museum development.
Meade said the group is consulting its legal team about options but that “Legal proceedings were always our Plan B.
“Plan A has always been and will continue to be the power and the passion of the community with the unions, working together,” Meade continued. “In the spirit of Jack Mundey and with our Green Ban, we will save this site and Willow Grove will stay forever on Phillips Street Parramatta.”
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The CFMMEU and three NSW officials have been slapped with more than $1 million in fines for intimidating a crane company in a Federal Court bid to rein in the construction unionâs âinexcusable and unacceptableâ conduct.
Federal Court Justice Steven Rares found senior officials from the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union coerced Botany Cranes into reinstating a sacked delegate and signing an enterprise agreement in early 2019.
Former NRL player turned-CFMMEU official Michael Greenfieldâs conduct was described as âshockingâ by the judge.
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NSW construction branch president Rita Mallia, assistant secretary and former NRL player Michael Greenfield and another assistant secretary, Robert Kera, were fined for their involvement in unlawful pickets outside Botany Cranesâ depot in January last year.
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CFMEU kills off non-union deal as major builders bow to big pay rises
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The construction union has won a key battle against a wave of non-union agreements in NSW, convincing the workplace tribunal to reject a deal because the employerâs two-hour meeting and page-by-page explanation to workers was not sufficient to satisfy the Fair Work Act.
The Fair Work Commissionâs rejection of second-tier builder Lipmanâs agreement, which would have covered major regional projects, could threaten the approval of four other non-union agreements on similar grounds, but employers have complained that the âhigh barâ is not being applied to union deals.