Construction workers take up the Climate Change challenge
The debate on Australia pricing carbon pollution rages – in Parliament and in the media.
Unions have a responsibility to get involved to protect our members’ best interests. The CFMEU respects blue collar workers concerns about their jobs and the rising costs of living. That’s why the union’s bottom line is: that jobs must be protected and low and middle income earners must be permanently compensated in any pollution pricing plan.
Your Union
If you want to be a member of a union that sticks up for workers and isn't afraid to take action, you need to be a member of the CFMEU.
CFMEU Construction & General Division members build Australia’s towns and cities, and the roads and railways that link them together.
We build the schools and colleges that train our young people and the hospitals that look after us when we are sick.
We build the mines and power plants that fuel our economy and the ports that handle our trade.
Indigenous Workers & Training
The CFMEU NSW promotes the training and employment of Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders in the construction industry.
One of the major achievements was the development and establishment of accredited training programmes for Indigenous people through TAFE. The Job Ready Program was a collective industry wide effort, initiated in the second half of 2003.
The NSW Branch is involved in specific initiatives to support indigenous workers and their communities.
Member Benefits
Being a member of the CFMEU, you are a part of the combined strength that is committed to improving and maintaining your work and family balance. In addition to the superannuation, long service leave and redundancy benefits which the CFMEU has won, there is a list below of other side-benefits that you get from being a member of the Union.
Useful Links & Contacts Information
Building Trades Group Drug and Alcohol Safety and Rehabilitation Program
- National and NSW Project Co-ordinator - Tony Papa
PO Box 1145, Rozelle NSW 2039
Phone 02 9555 7852 Fax 02 9555 9737 Mobile 0418 612 884 Email Website
MEND Rehabilitation
- MEND Rehabilitation Head Office: Level 1, 12 Railway Street, Lidcombe, NSW 2141
NSW worker injured in fall
A carpenter sustained head injuries after falling four metres through a hole into an underground car park at the Austar Constructions project, in Auburn in Sydney’s west on 31 August. Twenty-two townhouses are being built on the site.
The worker was taken to Westmead Hospital, and WorkCover has issued two safety notices.
A CFMEU NSW preliminary investigation has revealed the site had numerous safety issues, including:
Who's who?
Construction workers living and working in NSW become members of the CFMEU Construction and General Division NSW. This includes both on-site and off-site construction workers.
As members, you become part of a democratic organisation in which you can play an active role. You can influence the policy and priorities of the union and elect your leaders. Below is a list of people representing the union and their roles
CFMEU Construction ‘Flood Appeal’
The CFMEU Construction and General Division has been quick to respond to victims of the flooding and is asking members and the general public to donate to the ‘Flood Appeal’ the Union has now set up.
All monies raised will go to helping those affected rebuild and get back to normality as soon as possible.
You can donate to the CFMEU Construction ‘Flood Appeal’ by :
