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CONTENTS

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EXECUTIVE Secretary John Setka Assistant Secretary Elias Spernovasilis

Executive Column

President Ralph Edwards

Branch President Ralph Edwards is currently on leave.

Senior Vice President Derek Christopher

New Organisers

Minimum Wage

Vice President Robert Graauwmans

Know Your Nuts

ORGANISERS AND FIELD OFFICERS Gerry Benstead . Steve Long . Malcolm Smith Billy Beattie . Gerry McCrudden . Mick Myles Mark Tait (Fozzie) . Theo Theodorou Mark Travers . Drew McDonald Gerry McQuaid . Toby Thornton . Mark McMillan Brendan Pitt . Joe Myles . John Perkovic Peter Booth . Richie Hassett (TAS) Kevin Harkins (TAS) . Fergal Doyle Lisa Zanatta . Kane Pearson . Adam Olsen James Simpson . Nick Vamvas . John Thomson Paul Tzimas . Marty Albert . Jason Deans

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Coming Home

Crossword

Wage Claims Officer Frank Akbari Teachers and Trainers Karen Odermatt . Mark Devereaux . Jacky Gamble Barry Kearney . Jennifer Pignataro . Liam O’Hearn Paul Chapman . Owen Waiomio . Craig Lynch Sue Bull . Lorella DiPietro . Dorothy Saristavros Tony Minchin . Andy Duff . Robert Rowan . Greg Sansom . Helen Whooley

Media and Communications David Pavlich . Jack Kerr

Industrial/Legal Jean Maloney . India Shearer Boyd . David Vroland Molly Leddin . Scarlett McMurty Apprentice Liaison Liam O’Hearn

Sky High Tas Pappas

The project’s own hygienists have told John HollandCPB that inadequate testing of the area’s soil has been carried out. The CFMEU has requested John Holland-CPB carry out more accurate and up-to-date testing.

We know that more than 80 additional tests have been carried out, and all but four came back with high readings. In any case, this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of testing that is required. 10

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John Holland-CPB doesn’t even appear to be answerable to government.

“To us, that says they either don’t care, or they have something to hide,” says the CFMEU’s head of health and safety, Dr Gerry Ayers. “And we would like to know what that is.”

He then sunk to unbelievable lows. He became a drug addict. He went to prison for trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. His brother Ben, also a professional skater, died in what Tas calls a horrific “murder-suicide”. Now, Tas Pappas has found God — and the CFMEU.

Working on high access ropes keeps Tas Pappas off his feet during the day. It means his knees aren’t sore after work, so he can skate with his son Billy.

Hooked And Cooked

“It’s easy to fall back into your old ways. I found just after a couple of beers a demonic voice in my head starts screaming, ‘Where is it? Where is it (the drugs)?’ So I find it’s just easier not to drink.

Littered with asbestos

“Shout out to the CFMEU for keeping the pay proper,” he says. “They look after you, and you can look after your family because of that.” The soil

around thebeen project contains “There’s a few relapses along other the way. contaminants But I go to

I’ve gotof people praying for me whenever I find asa big well, the worst these is asbestos. He’s got his life in order in recent years, and part and church. myself struggling. of that has been having a union job with Wayne’s High Access and the support of CFMEU Organiser James The builders “And keep discovery ofwith asbestos I’vecalling got a greatthe partner who puts up me. “Simo” Simpson. amazing. When I went to prison, she stuck by me. “unexpectedIt’s find”.

DR GERRY AYERS

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“I’m pretty happy where I am right now. Just keeping my guard up and trying not to revert back to any bad habits.”

Tunnel vision on worker safety The full story of the Pappas brothers is told in the documentary “All This Mayhem”. You can find it at JB Hi-Fi or buy it online from YouTube.

Taking Leave

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There’s already been one tragic fatality the CFMEUon WINTER 2019 West Gate Tunnel Project.

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How Toxic is the West Gate Tunnel

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Digging In

Workers being physically bullied

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The smoko shed used as a first aid room — and first aid supplies sometimes years out of date

Here are some of the issues that CFMEU members working on the project have come across:

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Poor access for emergency vehicles at the ambulance pick-up point

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A worker lost a finger while loading an excavator unsupervised and in the dark

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Utes used as shadow vehicles instead of TMAs

We are also aware of John Holland-CPB making injured workers sign daily pre-starts while they are getting treatment in hospital to hide the fact that LTIs occurred on the project.

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An AXU cable secured with frayed rope and a tied wire, with no exclusion zone around the rig

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Inadequate fall protection

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Uncapped steel rebars

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Nightworks with inadequate lighting

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The John Holland-CPB joint venture appears to have a flagrant disregard for basic Australian safety standards.

COVER

Workers and the public deserve better!

is telling that WorkSafe was not involved in the decision to close Fiskville.”

Hopefully more than they did in Fiskville.

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saw these guys hanging off the ropes on high-rise “I’m working for a great company who give me time off buildings. It was a sit-down job, which meant I could All we ask for is that asbestos from when I need the it. They let me go tois theremoved X-Games and had rest my knees as I worked and be able to skate at a joband for mefully whencompliant I got back. It’s great haveAsbestos a boss site consistent withtothe night with my son Billy.” that gives you that freedom.

“Billy is starting to look like my brother and he’s into skating. I know it’s not Ben, but it’s my chance to be there for Billy, in honour of Ben.

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“I didn’t know what job I wanted to do. I needed one “I was a little bit stupid. There were good times, but it where I got to rest my knees, cause they are bone on all ended in tears.” But anyone who knows the history of the area knows bone, and they’d swell up too much to skate if I was on my feet all day. the soil is littered with it. And the hygienist’s reports And what does the future hold for Tas? “Let’s just see confirm that.what God brings next,” he says. “I kept asking God what I should do, and then I

Raising his son with his partner Helene has also been a huge part of Tas’s new life.

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His life has been an epic journey that began with him reaching the heights of skateboard fame. He beat the likes of Tony Hawk. He skated at the X-Games. He was so good that he eventually landed “the 900”, a trick described as “near-mythical”.

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Abseiling down high-rise buildings as a CFMEU member is the latest chapter in Tas Pappas’ colourful life story. And the most sedate one.

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When the regulator, WorkSafe, called a high-level meeting to try and deal with the contaminated soil in a way that is safe for the community, John Holland-CPB simply failed to turn up.

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His first day as a high-access rope worker was a different story. “I was scared of heights,” he remembers. “But you get used to it. You get over it.”

Flying The Flag

Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Unit Manager Gerry Ayers

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As a world-famous skater, Tas Pappas was fearless. He never gave a second thought to flying off a ramp, no matter how high it threw him or how much damage the fall might do.

Training Unit Coordinator Anne Duggan

Safety Advisors Alex Tadic . Peter Clark Steve Roach . Gary Donnon

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WorkSafe “should have been proactive — rather than reactive — in regulating practices at Fiskville” the parliamentary report found. “In particular, it

Without WorkSafe or the builders telling us just how bad the toxic soil from the West Gate Tunnel is there is no way for residents and workers to know just what they are being exposed to.

Our Union’s First Nations Commitment

Majed’s Story

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Tas Pappas’ life was falling apart around him. Then he found God — and the CFMEU.

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JOHN SETKA

BRANCH SECRETARY

Scott Morrison and the LNP won the unwinnable election. So what? Our union and others like it have survived every corrupt government. We have outlived one prime minister after another. And despite the relentless attacks on us, our members still enjoy rights that were unimaginable a hundred years ago — things like the 36-hour week, greater workplace safety and superannuation. These are rights the Morrison government wants to take away. And they are going to throw everything at us to try to do that. Just look at how quick they were to resurrect the union-busting Ensuring Integrity Bill.

IN ALL THE LIBERAL’S ROYAL COMMISSIONS AGAINST US, THE ONLY ACCUSATION THAT HAS STUCK IS THAT WE ARE A TOUGH UNION THAT GETS RESULTS FOR ITS MEMBERS. NOT ONE CENT OF OUR MEMBERS’ MONEY HAS EVER BEEN MISAPPROPRIATED. If there’s one thing we won’t step back from, it’s the fight to make sure they are treated fairly for the job we do. And more importantly, that they get home safely. Over the next three years, we are going to face plenty of blues. And really, this is a chance to make history, because the bigger the battle, the better the victory and the more we will have to talk about for years to come.

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I’VE BEEN PART OF OUR UNION FOR OVER 35 YEARS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROUDLY BE A VOICE FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AS LONG AS I’M THE ELECTED SECRETARY. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. JOHN SETKA

Let’s not forget, this government couldn’t pass the Ensuring Integrity Bill last time. They still don’t have a majority in the Senate, and they couldn’t even bring it in during the first sitting of Parliament. So while they wait to bring it in, we are seizing this opportunity right now to tell the country just how unfair and immoral it is. We can’t think that everything would be sweet if Labor had got in either. After all, one of the first things they did after the election was try to expel me. I’ve been part of our union for over 35 years, and will continue to proudly be a voice for my brothers and sisters as long as I’m the elected Secretary. We are stronger together. The federal government might be hell bent on destroying unions, but at least in Victoria we have a Labor premier, Daniel Andrews, who is getting some things right. And Victoria needs to stay strong as a union state, because that helps protect workers in the rest of the country.

CFMEU officials from around the country recently attended our annual national organisers training week in Victoria. We had a range of speakers covering topics from how to manage occupational health and safety to recruitment. But really, you name it, from networking and sharing trade-secrets to passing these skills onto the next generation, it was a huge success.

We recently held a mid-year lunch for retired members. It was the first time we’ve done it, and it won’t be the last. It’s always an honour to be able to speak with the people whose work this great union is built on, and we look forward to seeing all the retired members at the next event.

We need the Andrews government to do their bit in helping us stop the sham contracting that is rife in the unlicensed trades. Painters, plasterers, bricklayers, carpenters, tilers — they are all getting ripped off. We’ve got members with trade certificates who can’t get work because unskilled labourers are being brought over here and made to work for $10 to $15 an hour. That’s why we are pushing the government to bring in licensing of these trades. We need to protect our tradespeople — and our trades.

so the next generation of workers will have a future. Without it, excuses will be made to bring in more overseas labourers and tradespeople while our kids are left on the streets without jobs and a future.

Of course, the MBA are against it. But our commitment is to get our trades licensed,

John Setka

We have also just begun negotiating the next EBA (Enterprise Bargaining Agreement). If they think they can take away our RDOs or conditions, they’ve got another thing coming. In unity,

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Politicians are always horrified when we point out to them who builds the balconies on highrise buildings. They assume the person doing it must have a trade certificate, because it would be so dangerous if something went wrong. But that’s not the way it is. As well leading to safety and quality issues, the lack of licensing means foreign workers can be brought in and expoilited, at the expense of local workers. We are constantly getting complaints from qualified tradespeople who are unable to get work because builders are undercutting them with cheap labour brought in from overseas. Or if they do have work, they are often underpaid and forced to use an ABN rather than being covered by the EBA. The licensing of our trades would help fight these issues. That’s why we are negotiating with the Victorian government to introduce this. Of course, this would need to happen in a way that doesn’t disadvantage our members who have been working for many years without a trade certificate. That on-the-job experience needs to be respected. We are only just at the beginning of this campaign, and we’ll have much more to say about this in the next edition of this journal.

deregulation. At the same time, the federal government keeps attacking us over the most trivial things. This is how petty they are: when a builder allows a CFMEU, Eureka or Cummo flag to be flown on a site, the Morrison government blacklists them from getting federally funded projects. How does a government make a union flag, or a charity flag, illegal in a modern democratic society like Australia? It’s outrageous. Or they slap our delegates and organisers with huge fines for trying to enforce common sense OH&S regulations. Drew MacDonald and Steve Long are the latest to be hit with fines, after visiting a site run by a company with a very poor record on safety. Both organisers were hit with individual personal payment orders. We can’t take safety issues seriously enough. Not when scaffolding is falling down. Or cranes are collapsing. Or workers are exposed to silica, asbestos or PFAS. The lives of our members are too important to ignore these dangers. The CFMEU will never apologise for fighting to keep workers and the community safe. And we will never step back from protecting our rights.

What Are The Federal Government’s Priorities? One safety issue after another has been making headlines recently. A lot of it is the result of

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Tommy Callaghan This is what happens when there is no union control. The regard for life is out the window. Little or no repercussions for the perpetrators!

Alistair Parr I hope that grub gets fined a few hundred grand or more.

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Gary Davidson Outlaw all non-EBA builde

Chelsie Finnerty This is how good, honest, hard working demolishers get a bad name. What a joke.

Look what’s happened again! AGAIN! LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENED A non-EBA builder plus a non-EBA contractor, and what do you get? Another great big dangerous mess. It’s lucky no one was killed or injured when this demolition job on Arden St in North Melbourne went wrong in June. The floor and the wall that was being demolished fell back onto the scaffold, causing it to collapse. How could this happen if the demolition plan was followed? Were they rushing to get the job done before the Metro Tunnel shut the street down temporarily? Lanes were blocked on Arden St, causing traffic disruptions, and residents in some parts of the neighbouring apartment block were evacuated and left wondering where they would spend the night. CFMEU head of health & safety, Dr Gerry Ayers, said there was also no facilities on site for workers: no toilet; no smoko shed; and possibly not even a first-aid kit.

“HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN 2019. WHAT A DISGRACE!” DR GERRY AYERS

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CHALLENGE #3 Q U I C K A N D D E A D LY

It’s puzzle time again folks! For your brain teasing pleasure we present CFMEU Quick & Deadly Crossword #3! The Quick clues should see you through a smoko break...or two…or maybe three. Alternatively see if you can knock out the Deadly clues before they kill you. Either way, the answers are the same. Enjoy! 1

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1. In a menacing fashion. 7. Dock. 8. Large marketplace. 11. Second choice. 13. Plays. 15. Blackmail money. 18. Friendliness. 21. Walled section of town. 23. Subject. 24. As it’s done in the movies.

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1. Skyscraper. 2. Bring in. 3. Close relationship. 4. Small bump. 5. Monitors. 6. Outer end of yard (nautical). 9. Beastly. 10. Really good. 12. Sound organ. 13. Active. 14. Leave behind. 16. Over the line. 17. Rodent. 19. Drive. 20. Gross. 22. Off the (menu)(French) (1,2).

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1. Lying in theatre awaiting operation, I disembody ominously (13). 7. Trekking lieutenant takes sounding for landing place (5). 8. Odd noise for an enclosed marketplace? (6). 11. Being chosen again seer is upset by electroconvulsive therapy with charged particle (11). 13. Doctors divided by Australian Medical Association controversies (6). 15. Bribe for prisoner I hear legged it quickly (6). 18. A mobile intensive care ambulance blazing its lights into the yard instantly brings good will (11). 21. Medic leaves intensive care units in a walled Arab quarter (18). 23. Not easy to pick out the central issue (5). 24. Call Amity nice? It’s stitched up after horrendous attack just as Spielberg would do it (13).

1. Drag queen behind turret (5). 2. Harvests unshapely pear (5). 3. Antifa oil, if applied to enigma machine reveals alliance (11). 4. Centre of ruined baking good (3). 5. Big lizards head off to grandmas (7). 6. End of mast spar interfering with my radar (7). 9. Unrefined translation of Latin: Im’ a (sic) (11). 10. Number one flying gun (3). 12. Sound receiver is firearmed but not toughened up (3). 13. Damn icy conditions constantly changing (7). 14. Strike down but initial willpower gives way to wildness (7). 16. Not at home inside you thanks (3). 17. Charlotte’s tarantula cousin scuttles back to find Templeton (3). 19. Actuate simple deductions process (5). 20. Do you see why, Kay? Why!? It’s disgusting! (5). 22. A menu meal at Maxim’s includes selections from the French (1,2). CFMEU WINTER 2019

Stuck on a clue? Not sure how to do the Deadlies? Want to throttle someone? Email your friendly setter at quickanddeadlycrosswords@gmail.com Solutions on page 65

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As a world-famous skater, Tas Pappas was fearless. He never gave a second thought to flying off a ramp, no matter how high it threw him or how much damage the fall might do. His first day as a high-access rope worker was a different story. “I was scared of heights,” he remembers. “But you get used to it. You get over it.” Abseiling down high-rise buildings as a CFMEU member is the latest chapter in Tas Pappas’ colourful life story. And the most sedate one. His life has been an epic journey that began with him reaching the heights of skateboard fame. He beat the likes of Tony Hawk. He skated at the X-Games. He was so good that he eventually landed “the 900”, a trick described as “near-mythical”. He then sunk to unbelievable lows. He became a drug addict. He went to prison for trying to smuggle cocaine into Australia. His brother Ben, also a professional skater, died in what Tas calls a horrific “murder-suicide”. Now, Tas Pappas has found God — and the CFMEU. “Shout out to the CFMEU for keeping the pay proper,” he says. “They look after you, and you can look after your family because of that.” He’s got his life in order in recent years, and a big part of that has been having a union job with Wayne’s High Access and the support of CFMEU Organiser James “Simo” Simpson. “I didn’t know what job I wanted to do. I needed one where I got to rest my knees, cause they are bone on bone, and they’d swell up too much to skate if I was on my feet all day. “I kept asking God what I should do, and then I saw these guys hanging off the ropes on high-rise buildings. It was a sit-down job, which meant I could rest my knees as I worked and be able to skate at night with my son Billy.” Raising his son with his partner Helene has also been a huge part of Tas’s new life. “Billy is starting to look like my brother and he’s into skating. I know it’s not Ben, but it’s my chance to be there for Billy, in honour of Ben.

Working on high access ropes keeps Tas Pappas off his feet during the day. It means his knees aren’t sore after work, so he can skate with his son Billy.

“You feel guilty like you should have done more. That’s drugs for you, isn’t it. Drugs destroy everything. It’s all fun and games for a little bit, then people start dying on you.” Tas turns 44 in September, and is determined to keep his life on the straight and narrow. “It’s easy to fall back into your old ways. I found just after a couple of beers a demonic voice in my head starts screaming, ‘Where is it? Where is it (the drugs)?’ So I find it’s just easier not to drink. “There’s been a few relapses along the way. But I go to church. I’ve got people praying for me whenever I find myself struggling. “And I’ve got a great partner who puts up with me. It’s amazing. When I went to prison, she stuck by me. “I was a little bit stupid. There were good times, but it all ended in tears.” And what does the future hold for Tas? “Let’s just see what God brings next,” he says. “I’m working for a great company who give me time off when I need it. They let me go to the X-Games and had a job for me when I got back. It’s great to have a boss that gives you that freedom. “I’m pretty happy where I am right now. Just keeping my guard up and trying not to revert back to any bad habits.” The full story of the Pappas brothers is told in the documentary “All This Mayhem”. You can find it at JB Hi-Fi or buy it online from YouTube.

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The motto of Victoria Police is proudly inscribed on their badges: “Uphold the Right”. How appropriate. Instead of serving to protect our community, Victoria Police are in bed with business, even when lives are at risk and that’s why we’ve decided to sue them. Here’s what has happened so far. When CFMEU officials arrived at the level crossing removal job on Aviation Rd in Laverton earlier this year, they were gobsmacked to see 70 tonne precast beams being lifted directly over a live rail line — without an adequate rescue procedure in place. Just the day before, McConnell Dowell had agreed with WorkSafe to address safety issues prior to the placement of these beams. But the builder reneged, potentially putting lives at risk. Beam placement is a significant stage of the job that presents substantial risks and danger, due to the position of the rail lines, the size of the beams, and type of plant needed to make the job happen. 12

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McConnell Dowell are the class clowns of workplace safety. In the past two years alone, there have been two deaths on their jobs. In Sydney, a beam was dropped on and killed a 32-year old worker on the Barangaroo Ferry Hub worksite. And near Mildura, a 58-year-old man was killed at their Murray Basin Rail Project site after he was crushed between a bitumen roller and a trailer. This was despite several warnings from the CFMEU and the RTBU in the months prior to the incident over a lack of safety and poor working conditions. So what happened at the Laverton site when three CFMEU officials — Paul Tzimas, Gerry McCrudden and Marty Albert — tried to intervene to stop this potential disaster?

AT LEAST THIS MANY COPS WERE USED TO STOP THREE CFMEU ORGANISERS FROM CARRYING OUT SAFETY CHECKS.

Were they welcomed with open arms and thanked for their efforts to keep the community safe? No way. At least eight members of Victoria Police were at the site that day, and denied our officials their lawful “right of entry”. Why? Later on, the cops admitted they had held discussions with the right-wing anti-worker ABCC. “In my 30 years representing construction workers, never have I heard of the police deploying at least 8 officers, for the best part of a day, to be involved in a dispute of this nature,” one seasoned CFMEU official said. WorkSafe had approved our officials' entry, and informed McConnell Dowell that they had a lawful right to be on the job. Despite this advice, the officers of Victoria Police accused our officials of trespass and breaching the peace.

That’s why the CFMEU is currently pursuing a legal claim against McConnell Dowell and Victoria Police for hindering and obstructing union officials, in breach of the Fair Work Act. “If it is as it seems that Victoria Police are under political guidance from the anti-worker ABCC, it is an utter disgrace,” the official said. “WorkSafe must be allowed to exercise their statutory obligations to promote health and safety at work, and protect those exercising their legal rights under the OHS Act.”

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It’s time for John Holland-CPB to come clean, and tell us:

Waste from the West Gate Tunnel Project is threatening workers and residents. So why won’t the builders tell us just how dangerous these toxic soils are?

It’s been blamed for birth defects. It’s been blamed for cancer clusters. And once it’s been released, it’s nearly impossible to get rid of. The PFAS firefighting foam is a “forever chemical” with a toxic reputation. It’s been at the centre of health scares around the world — with many of them happening here in Australia. In NSW’s Hunter Valley, a cancer cluster involving dozens of residents along Cabbage Tree Road has been linked to PFAS used at the nearby RAAF base. Outside Ballarat, the CFA’s Fiskville training centre is so badly infested with PFAS that it is now mothballed, and was the subject of a parliamentary inquiry. That’s how dangerous this stuff is, and it’s why the CFMEU is concerned about piles of PFAS-infested soils currently being dug up in Melbourne’s west.

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Fiskville

Fiskville comes to Footscray

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The dangers of PFAS were not well known in 1991, when an industrial inferno broke out at Coode Island, next to Footscray. While PFAS firefighting foams worked to kill off the blaze, there is growing concern about its impact on the community — 28 years on.

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Parts of Coode Island and its surrounds are being dug up to build the new West Gate Tunnel, which will link the western suburbs and the CBD. That soil is usually far enough away from the community to be out of harm’s way. Not anymore. For months, a huge stockpile of PFAS-infested soil was left sitting next to Footscray Rd. Cyclists rode past it every day, breathing in toxins which may have also affected passing traffic, local residents and workers. After

Once the CFMEU started asking questions, the pile was moved. We have reason to believe that dirt was simply moved to other parts of the project. The project has many other piles of contaminated soil as well, and the workers who are handling this toxic dirt are not being given adequate protections. We believe workers are not being allowed to use white safety suits when they handle this soil because the joint venture behind the project, John Holland-CPB, doesn’t want to upset the public.

Pretty F**ing Awful Stuff We call PFAS ‘Pretty F**ing Awful Stuff’. Others call it a ‘forever chemical’. Here’s what the Department of Health has to say about it: PFAS does “not break down in the environment and can travel long distances in water and air currents”. In areas where PFAS firefighting foams have been used “these chemicals have worked their way through the soil to contaminate surface and groundwater” and “adjoining land areas”.

Because of its “toxicity, mobility, persistence and bioaccumulation”, PFAS poses “potential concerns for the environment and for human health”. “It is important to understand how people living near contaminated areas may come into contact” with it, “so that exposure may be minimised”. “People living in or near an area that has been identified as having been contaminated … should take steps to limit their exposure” to it.

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Hotspots everywhere Documents obtained by the CFMEU reveal the area’s soil is riddled with PFAS hotspots. But John Holland-CPB has shown little interest in finding out the true extent of the problem. The project’s own hygienists have told John HollandCPB that inadequate testing of the area’s soil has been carried out. The CFMEU has requested John Holland-CPB carry out more accurate and up-to-date testing. We know that more than 80 additional tests have been carried out, and all but four came back with high readings. In any case, this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of testing that is required.

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John Holland-CPB doesn’t even appear to be answerable to government. When the regulator, WorkSafe, called a high-level meeting to try and deal with the contaminated soil in a way that is safe for the community, John Holland-CPB simply failed to turn up. “To us, that says they either don’t care, or they have something to hide,” says the CFMEU’s head of health and safety, Dr Gerry Ayers. “And we would like to know what that is.”

“TO US, THAT SAYS THEY EITHER DON’T CARE, OR THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE,” DR GERRY AYERS

Littered with asbestos The soil around the project contains other contaminants as well, and the worst of these is asbestos. The builders keep calling the discovery of asbestos an “unexpected find”. But anyone who knows the history of the area knows the soil is littered with it. And the hygienist’s reports confirm that. All we ask for is that the asbestos is removed from site consistent and fully compliant with the Asbestos Regulations of 2017.

Tunnel vision on worker safety There’s already been one tragic fatality on the West Gate Tunnel Project.

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Out-of-date testing for RCDs

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Workers being physically bullied

And with the continual lack of managerial oversight on basic OH&S principles, is it going to take another death before they bring the project up to standard?

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A young Indigenous worker sexually harassed

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The smoko shed used as a first aid room — and first aid supplies sometimes years out of date

Here are some of the issues that CFMEU members working on the project have come across:

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Poor access for emergency vehicles at the ambulance pick-up point

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A worker lost a finger while loading an excavator unsupervised and in the dark

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Utes used as shadow vehicles instead of TMAs

We are also aware of John Holland-CPB making injured workers sign daily pre-starts while they are getting treatment in hospital to hide the fact that LTIs occurred on the project.

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An AXU cable secured with frayed rope and a tied wire, with no exclusion zone around the rig

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Inadequate fall protection

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Uncapped steel rebars

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Nightworks with inadequate lighting

What is WorkSafe doing? Hopefully more than they did in Fiskville. WorkSafe “should have been proactive — rather than reactive — in regulating practices at Fiskville” the parliamentary report found. “In particular, it

The John Holland-CPB joint venture appears to have a flagrant disregard for basic Australian safety standards. Workers and the public deserve better!

is telling that WorkSafe was not involved in the decision to close Fiskville.” Without WorkSafe or the builders telling us just how bad the toxic soil from the West Gate Tunnel is, there is no way for residents and workers to know just what they are being exposed to.

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JOHN AND EARL COME UP WITH ANOTHER TOP CALL-

THE INCOLINK BUS Working in the construction industry is about as dangerous and tough on your body as it gets. Many of us have spent years recovering from workplace injuries, and some of us never get back on site at all. The union does everything we can to look after our members’ health — and workplace accidents aren’t the only threat we are dealing with. We all face health issues, but with all the overtime and travel, it can be hard to find time for a regular check-up. This is why we are getting on board with the Incolink Bus, which will tour building sites to give workers health checks. There’s nothing like it in Australia. It has two consulting rooms and it’s staffed by experienced GPs who can do everything from check the health of your prostate to the condition of your skin. “It’s a good place to start the conversation [about your health],” says one of the GPs involved, Dr Jane Crowe. “Come to the bus. We can help.” This is a very male dominated industry, and we know most blokes aren’t the best at going to see their doctors. But even if you have never been hurt on the job, being a bloke doesn’t make you invincible.

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So down your tools for 20 minutes and make the most of this exciting project. We know it will save lives — maybe even yours.

INCOLINK: LOOKING AFTER WORKERS The bus is the latest investment in workers by Incolink, which spends around $20 million on training each year and is also behind the Blue Hats program. It had previously run the health program without the bus, but it meant the doctors had to find a place on each site to do these checks. And that wasn’t always easy. “This takes away that hassle,” says Incolink’s CEO, Dan O’Brien.

“I’M SO HAPPY THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS AWESOME. THIS IS GOING TO SAVE LIVES.” JOHN SETKA John Setka and the PPTEU’s Earl Setches at the launch of the bus in June.

AS YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN IN THE PAPERS, I’VE BEEN DRAGGED THROUGH THE WRINGER RECENTLY OVER SOME PERSONAL ISSUES. HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THE INCOLINK COUNSELLING SERVICE HAS BEEN INVALUABLE. I CAN’T RATE THEM HIGHLY ENOUGH. JOHN SETKA You don’t need to wait for the bus to come before you can talk to someone. The free 24/7 service is available for members and their family on 1300 000 129.

“YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR BIGGEST ASSET. IT UNDERPINS EVERYTHING YOU DO, SO YOU CAN’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.” DR JANE CROWE GP, Australian Prostate Centre

“A PHENOMENAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND A GAME CHANGER FOR MEN’S HEALTH, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.” ROSS MURPHY prostate cancer survivor

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“He did cracking work for us on a very hostile job,” remembers Paul Tzimas. “He represented our union in a very, very good way.” Paul is talking about Andrew Houston, one of the oldest members of the Young Activists, who cut his teeth as a delegate on the EJ Whitten Bridge. And even as an apprentice bricklayer, Andrew was all about the union. “I was always really appreciative of how well you got looked after on a union site with wages, conditions and safety,” he says. He went on to get his scaffolding ticket at the CFMEU’s training unit at Port Melbourne, and worked his way up to an advanced ticket. “I worked all over town as a contract scaffolder and was lucky to land on a job where the delegate was highly involved with the Young Activists and was promoting it on site.” He’s one of a number of members who have been elevated to a delegate position thanks to their involvement with the Young Activists. “It’s becoming a training ground for our union,” says Paul. “It gives them the opportunity to learn about how things work, and then to move up and be active within the union.” For Andrew, it’s been eye-opening. “It’s a fantastic avenue to learn about the history of the union movement, that negotiations and blues have gone on in the past so that our generation can enjoy the entitlements we have today.

“All the EBAs we enjoy today have come about through blues. “All the stuff that people take for granted has come through everyone sticking together. Together we can do better. “I highly recommend any young CFMEU union members to come down and get involved.” What he learnt as a Young Activist helped get him into a delegate role on the EJ Whitten Bridge project. And he may have saved a number of workers’ lives, by protecting them from mesothelioma after asbestos was discovered — and covered up. His good work there saw him get a gig as a shop steward/ safety rep on one of the biggest jobs in the country, the Westgate Tunnel. “He’s very professional. He’s very knowledgeable,” says Paul. “And he’s in it for the members.” “It’s a bloody honour to be able to represent workers on site,” Andrew says. “And it’s a role not taken lightly.” “Thanks to Dal Considine for his efforts on the project, and a big shout out to Gerry McQuaid, civil organiser, for all his support and guidance.”

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NEW ORGANISER

I don’t mind getting into arguments, so to get paid for it is pretty handy.

Jimmy Harris Before he got involved with the construction division of the CFMEU, Jimmy Harris was a delegate with the MUA. Jimmy was a fly-in, fly-out seafarer throughout his 20s, working on ships that serviced big offshore oil and gas projects off the north-west shelf. While some on-board were a bit hesitant to be a delegate — out of fear of rocking the boat — Jimmy never shied away from looking after his workmates. “I did it because it’s what I believe in,” he says. “I wasn’t afraid to speak up to ensure that what generations before me had fought to get, remained.” Three years ago, he decided to look for a new challenge on dry land, and started working as a builder’s labourer in Melbourne alongside his dad, Terry “Guv” Harris, a wellknown shop steward. And after being elected as an HSR, Jimmy is now an organiser for the CFMEU’s civil division. His big projects at the moment are the rail upgrade around South Yarra and the Westgate Tunnel.

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“I’m learning the ropes from the civil boys about what gets the best outcome for our members’ safety. I don’t mind getting into arguments, so to get paid for it is pretty handy.” Favourite film? Rocknrolla Footy team? The mighty Magpies. I bleed black and white. How many years a member? Three in CFMEU and eight in MUA. Hot tip for members? Put your hand up, not out. Who inspires you to do this job? My dad, Terry “Guv” Harris. He’s always instilled in me trade union values, fighting for better working conditions and wages. What’s your next big challenge? Overturning this government! Favourite union motto? I love them all. They all reflect a significant moment in the trade union movement and a sense of nostalgia about when and where you were when you first heard it.

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I don’t think a site manager would last too long in Port Phillip or barwon prison

Ronnie Buckley It was Ronnie Buckley’s first day on the job when he saw what the union can do. “These guys are grouse,” he remembers thinking after the shop steward stepped in and sorted out a builder over a long list of problems. Before getting into construction, Ronnie was a national junior discuss champion. He also worked as a bouncer. And once he became a builder’s labourer, his size meant he was always someone that others came to with their problems. Now, nine years after joining the industry, he’s just become a CFMEU organiser. It means he can look out for hundreds of shopfitters and stonemasons across the city. “We end up doing the work of the safety officer,” he says. “It’s a joy to be able to make a difference.” He says Victoria’s proposed industrial manslaughter laws can’t come in soon enough, and could have a big impact on bosses putting their workers’ lives at risk. “I don’t think a site manager would last too long in Port Phillip or Barwon prison,” he says.

Place of origin? Broadford in country Victoria How many years a member? Around nine years now, and I still remember my first job and what it meant to be a member. Person you’d most like to have a beer with? I don’t drink, but I’d have a tea or coffee with the late Carl Sagan, one of the best astrophysicists the world has ever known. Hot tip for members? Make sure we all stick together and stand solid. What’s your next big challenge? There are so many challenges ahead I can’t count them. But they are challenges that are going to help me evolve and grow as a person. They will also further my career in ways I could never have imagined before as a builder’s labourer.

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Undergro Workforc CFMEU members are working around the clock to make Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Metro Tunnel a reality, and the union is pushing to get more women on the job.

Thousands of people are working on the multi-billion-dollar project, but only a handful are women. Lara Van Graas, a spotter at the Franklin St excavation, is one of them.

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It’s the biggest public transport project in Victoria’s history, and the biggest project currently on the state’s books. And from North Melbourne to South Yarra, the Metro Tunnel is being built by CFMEU members. “It’s cool that I can say I’m working on this project, and everyone knows about it,” says Lara Van Graas, a spotter at the project’s Franklin St site. “And it’s going to be awesome when it’s done.” Lara spends most of her days working 30 to 40 metres underground in the tunnel, working as a spotter to keep labourers, geotechnicians, engineers and visitors safe. As a woman on site, Lara stands out. Across the industry, women make up just a fraction of the workforce, and the Metro Tunnel is no different. Thousands of people are working around the clock to make this multi-billion project a reality — and only about two dozen are female CFMEU members. “If you see another woman on the site, it’s a bit exciting,” Lara says. “The CFMEU is a strong advocate of women in construction. We believe everyone is a winner when there are more women in the industry,” says CFMEU Organiser and Women’s Officer Lisa Zanatta. “When women workers are on site, there is a noticeable change in the workplace culture, and their presence is helping to change attitudes and break down stereotypes. As a progressive organisation, we know it’s just the right thing to do.” “In the past few years we have increased the number of women on site,” John Setka told at toolbox meeting last year. “And we are really pushing that agenda. “We’ve even got the Victorian government coming to us and saying, ‘Can we have a look at what you are doing, how you are promoting women on site?’ So they are taking a leaf out of our book.” “There’s more and more women getting their tickets and advancing their skills,” says Lisa Zanatta. “And the union is assisting them in getting work. “It’s not jobs for the boys any more. Women have a right to work in construction too. Women need the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities.” Anne Duggan, manager of the CFMEU Education and Training Unit, agrees. “Since we have had a dedicated women’s officer, the number of women coming through training has increased and the union has a strategy to improve women’s access to higher classifications and better pay.” In late August, the Andrews government and industry will launch an initiative to get more women involved in the building and construction industry — a direct result of CFMEU’s industry modernisation clause. “It’s about attracting young women to the building and construction industry, then recruiting them, and also working out how we retain them,” Lisa Zanatta says.

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Women At Work “I think my personality was too loud for the office,” jokes Chhunly Taing, one of at least six women who are involved in the excavation of the future Parkville Station.

Chhunly was previously an accounts manager with Optus, but made to switch to construction about five years ago. And she has no regrets. “It’s definitely a blokes’ world out here, but the boys have made me feel welcomed and a part of the team. Everyone has been really helpful, so the transition to construction has been seamless.” Women at the Franklin St site have had similar positive experiences. “They all treat me like I’m an equal,” says Chloe, a traffic controller. “They always look after me, and treat me right.” “Everyone’s been really respectful and welcoming,” agrees Lara Van Graas. “I’ve had only good experiences so far.” “Good representation makes a big difference,” says Lisa Zanatta. “Joe Myles and his team of civil CFMEU delegates have been great advocates and representatives for women on this project.” While women are a rarity in this industry, that doesn’t mean they haven’t been doing this work for a long time. Lara’s fellow spotter deep underground is Kylie Knevitt, who has been in the industry for about 15 years in the industry. “She’s really taken me under her wing,” Lara says. At the other end of the project, at the construction of Anzac Station, Meg Fisher is labouring on her first union job after more than a decade in the industry. “And I’m loving it,” she says. “It’s absolutely fantastic. You get looked after because of the union, and they make sure you aren’t taken advantage of.” The union is also helping women who are new to the industry get a foot in the door. Lara got her first construction gig last year after moving back home from the Northern Territory and contacting the CFMEU. “I responded to a networking event that was advertised by Lisa Zanatta,” she says. “Together we explored possible training opportunities and employment avenues, and this is how I scored work casually with OCC Labour Services, who were prepared to give me an opportunity to develop my skills and competencies on the job.” Construction is still very much a man’s world, but the union is committed to making sure that every one of our members gets a fair go. And we don’t care what their gender is. 26

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WAGE SHAME! Despite the good news stories, the CFMEU is aware that some of the employment arrangements on these projects may not be up to scratch. We are currently investigating the arrangements around the employment, supervision and training of civil construction apprentices and trainees. We refuse to see any of our members treated as secondclass citizens and will not stand by and allow an initiative to promote women in construction to be exploited.

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When it comes to safety, Theo Theodorou has a simple message for dodgy builders: don’t argue. After nearly a decade as an organiser on jobs in the inner-north, Theo Theodorou has taken a step back and returned to being a delegate. Theo looked after sites in Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood, as well as those around the MCG. “They put the right organiser in charge of the sporting precinct,” he says. The 45-year-old has an impressive sporting CV. He played VFL with Williamstown as a teenager, and won four development flags as an assistant coach with the Seagulls and Coburg. He also played more than 350 games with Spotswood, where he is now coach of their new — and booming — women’s team. “I’ve been massive with women’s stuff,” he says. “Even in construction. You can’t stand up in a forum and say ‘We want more women in construction’, and then not do it. “If you’re going to say it, do it.” He says the whole industry has come a long way in its treatment of women since he began as an apprentice carpenter in the early 90s. You no longer have centrefolds hanging up in the smoko sheds, for starters.

Death and danger One thing he hopes he never has to deal with again are fatalities and serious injuries on the job. He’s seen three deaths in his time as an organiser — and they all still haunt him. He almost lost his own dad too, when a loaded bin fell on his head, breaking his jaw and nearly taking out an eye. “He was in the high trauma unit at Royal Melbourne for 10 days,” Theo says. “He was like a car accident victim.” These experiences have made him quick to act whenever — and wherever — there are unsafe practices going on. “You’re not going to wait for the next fatality.” And he never has, even if it led to conflict with builders at times. Despite some of the dangers and setbacks, he says he’s been honoured to have been able to do the job. “It’s been a great privilege. I loved it. I’ve been so proud.” He’s now returned to being a shoppie on the development at 60 Cremorne St. And while he’s no longer an organiser, he is remaining on the DBMC.

And while women make up just a fraction of the construction workforce, their numbers are growing. So is the acceptance of them. “Everyone said it wouldn’t work. But we’ve come a long way.” Another change he’s noticed is the attitude of builders, who are enjoying the certainty that come with EBAs. Melbourne has the highest rate of jobs being done on time and under budget, and with a world-leading safety record (at least on union sites) according to the McKinsey report from 2017. But he is concerned about the falling number of apprenticeships that are on offer these days. “The industry needs to be teaching the next generation,” he says. “The kids need to be able to get work.”

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Alex Tadicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge of safety issues is sought after internationally. Last year, he and national assistant secretary Nigel Davies (left) were flown to Qatar to monitor the appalling conditions endured by those building the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup stadiums.

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He’s been punched. He’s been assaulted. He’s been abused. And whatever builders have thrown at him, Alex Tadic has been prepared to cop it, if it meant keeping workers safe. “It’s all in a day’s work for him,” says the CFMEU’s head of health and safety, Dr Gerry Ayers. “And because of that, he never takes a backwards step.” Alex is one of the most experienced OH&S experts in the country, with specialist knowledge in cranes and all types of plant. Previously a crane operator himself, as well as safety rep on a number of sites, Alex came on board with the CFMEU in 2005, taking over Kenny Johns’ position as a health and safety advisor. But now at the age of 65, Alex has decided to step out of the city and move to Mildura, where he’ll be a regional organiser in the area. “Alex has been the go-to man as a specialist in tower cranes and plant,” says national assistant secretary Nigel Davies. “So if there’s ever any difficulties, he’s the one we fly in, whether it’s to Sydney or Perth or wherever. “He’s been one of my mentors for a number of years, and he’ll be sorely and sadly missed. We really want to thank him for his unwavering support of the union over many, many years.” “His knowledge is exemplary,” says Gerry. “He’s one of those people that if he is talking, everybody listens. “Both employers and workers go to him for his expertise. He never shies away from saying his piece and doing what’s right.

“He calls it honestly and forthrightly – and he always put workers first.” And the reason for that is simple: he’s seen more than enough incidents and fatalities on the job. “That’s why he takes it so seriously,” says Dr Ayers. “And it’s why he’s always up front and honest about the issues that he sees.” “Helping out members, that’s the biggest reward,” Alex says. “The union looked after me when I was a shop steward, and it’s about giving something back.” There have been big changes in the years since he began in the role. Things like proper handrails and proper lighting are now the norm, and he says the industry in general has improved its attitude to worker safety. He’s involvement with a number of working groups has helped him drive some of that change. Through the tower crane working group — which he co-chairs — he’s been able to get the green sticker system rolled out, making it easier for reps to know if a crane is up to scratch. And the next major challenge he’d like to see fixed? “We’ve got a conservative federal government that doesn’t care about workers. We’ve got to be able to get on all building sites and help protect our members and the public.” While all in the Melbourne office are going to miss him incredibly, he has committed to being an adviser with the union over the next few years. And we know Mildura will reap the rewards of the skills and knowledge he brings with him.

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ANY DUAL HOIST CAR ON SINGLE MAST CONFIGURATION. All installation, alterations, servicing and/or jumping activities must be carried out whilst both hoists cars are locked off and under the full control of the contractor performing works. Both cars to be locked off until works fully completed.

ACT BRANCH (02) 6267 1599 SA BRANCH (08) 8231 5532 VIC TAS BRANCH (03) 9341 3444

NSW BRANCH (02) 9749 0400 QLD & NT BRANCH (07) 3231 4600 WA BRANCH(08) 9228 6900

A disturbing incident that saw a member lose a foot has led to changes in the way dual-car hoists will be operated from now on. And it highlights — once again! — just how dangerous this industry can be. Miladin “Mick” Adamovic was doing mechanical work to a hoist at a West Melbourne apartment development when the incident occurred earlier this year.

It’s just another horrible example of the dangers construction workers face every day in order to build this city.

As he was carrying out work on one of the carriages, the other came past and trapped his foot.

As a result of the incident, industry has agreed that both cars on a single-mast hoist configuration must be locked down while either of them are being serviced or repaired.

The foot was left “hanging from a bit of skin” (as one person described it) and had to be amputated by surgeons at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. “My husband’s injury has devastated our family,” Mr Adamovic’s wife, Mirela, said. “He simply went to work to provide for his family, and now we’re dealing with this.” Mick, 40, is the father of a 10-year-old boy.

“It’s taken a tragedy for industry to realise the importance of fully complying with the manufacturer’s specifications when undertaking this type of work,” CFMEU occupational health and safety manager Dr Gerry Ayers said. "Our thoughts are with Miladin, his family and the workers who witnessed the incident.”

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CUMMO FUND UPDATE

JULY 2019

TOTAL FUNDS GRANTED 2006 – 2019 $1,257,364! Our grants provide support for people diagnosed with a brain tumour in partnership with Austin Health. We also support educational opportunities for young people experiencing disadvantage and other social justice programs. The Cummo Fund is grateful for the super generous support of the CFMEU, especially you the members. Our grants have a positive impact on people at a time when they need it.

SNAPSHOT 2019 $2,000 Lohy’s Legends cricket clinics $3,500 North Heidelberg Sporting Club

TOTAL GRANTS $139,655 $21,750 Scholarships/Educational programs $112,405 Brain Tumour Support Service - Austin Health

DARE TO DREAM -

Our scholarship program supporting promising young people John was passionate regarding opportunities for young people to achieve their potential – and so are we. We encourage secondary students who display determination, commitment and passion. We support students who are experiencing disadvantage and who are striving to reach their potential. Scholarships of up to $1,000 per student are available. We have awarded over 350 scholarships. We also partner with schools and community organisations targeting students who benefit from additional support to stay connected with their studies.

MARKING 10 YEARS OF SUPPORT – Brain Tumour Support service at the ONJ Centre

“True to his nature, through the establishment of this unique service, John Cummins remains an inspirational leader. His legacy continues to connect, educate and support patients and their families to better cope with the challenges faced with the diagnosis and treatment of a malignant brain tumour” Cheyne Brudenall Head of Philanthropy Austin Health

It was a tricky process to get there, but Vinko Knez has finally been able to sign off on his long service leave, thanks to a bit of help from the CFMEU’s David Vroland.

TAKING LEAVE How could you work for two-and-a-half decades and not be entitled to long service leave? It’s a problem Vinko Knez has spent much time and a whole lot of energy trying to figure out. And in recent months, Vinko finally got what he was owed — thanks to a bit of help from his union. Vinko moved from Croatia to Melbourne as a 23-year-old, and was a builder’s labourer until his late 40s.

“I was pretty well convinced he was just one of those cases that fell through the cracks,” says CFMEU industrial officer David Vroland, who fought to get Vinko what he deserved.

“I WAS AT THE POINT OF GIVING UP, BUT THEN I FIGURED IT WAS WORTH GIVING IT ONE LAST CRACK.” DAVID VROLAND

But a serious accident back in the mid 90s — he fell about six metres from a scissor lift — left him unable to work properly again. It wasn’t the first accident he’d had. Just before Christmas 1980, he was involved in serious car accident while driving to work one morning.

As it turns out, it was. In the end, Vinko provided CoINVEST with a Stat Dec outlining his work history, the details of his workplace accidents and the doctor who looked after him.

It took him more than four years to get back on the job.

The union also wrote to CoINVEST’s CEO seeking special consideration in light of the exceptional circumstances in Vinko’s case.

That wouldn’t normally be an issue for his long service leave.

CoINVEST were quick to respond, and a meeting was arranged with their head of customer relations.

But as Vinko found out last year, when he finally tried to claim his leave, there was no record of his injury or his treatment, and his doctor was dead.

Armed with all of the relevant information, we were able to get Vinko’s case over the line.

Without that documentation, it meant his period of continuous service fell a few months short of what was needed for him to claim his leave.

Now he’s got the hard-earned cash, he’s got to figure out how to put it to good use. “Maybe go overseas,” he says. “I don’t know yet. Just trying to work it out.”

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(Clockwise from crane cabin) Helen Whooley – OHS Teacher Anne Duggan - Unit Coordinator Liam O’Hearn - Apprentice officer Owen Waiomio - High Risk Work Trainer Tony Minchin - High Risk Work Trainer Jacky Gamble - Quality Officer Mark Devereaux - First Aid Trainer Robert Rowan - First Aid Trainer Jenny Pignataro - OHS Teacher Maria Hui - Admin Nita Pekaj - Admin Natasha Medina - Admin Ka Wai Chau - Admin

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Our Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Nations Commitment By thomas mayor

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a member of the trade union movement since I began my working life as a 17-year-old at the Port of Darwin. It was there that I learnt the value of solidarity and unity. I learnt how our union has always fought for more than our own wages and conditions: over our long history, it has fought for workers from other unions too, and importantly, for social justice and our communities. Our union has been a leader in bringing our society from one where workers were slaves or mere servants, punished for disobeying the master, to one 38

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where we now enjoy universal health care, weekends, various loadings, allowances and legislated rights. Each of the union movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wins were maligned by employers and politicians with a right-wing ideology. But their claims of Armageddon have been proven as nothing but selfish fearmongering. It is our unapologetic representation of members and community that causes them to so vigorously move to destroy us.

UNLIKE OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUPS IN THIS COUNTRY, LAWS AND POLICIES ARE BEING MADE BY GOVERNMENTS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITHOUT OUR CONSENT, AND TOO OFTEN TO OUR DETRIMENT. THOMAS MAYOR

I left the work on the wharves to become an official of the Maritime Union of Australia, and I’m now the National Indigenous Officer across all divisions of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. This is a new role that builds on our tradition of supporting members and the communities we live in.

Constitutional enshrinement of a First Nations Voice is not only practical, by setting up structural empowerment, it is also a strong form of recognition that we were here when the British arrived, we had complex, advanced social and political structures, and we have not died out as was expected at Federation.

Voice, Treaty, Truth

If you don’t know much about the Constitution, here is one thing you may not know that is important to Indigenous peoples. Section 51 (xxvi) of the Constitution — “the Race Power” — gives Parliament the power to make laws about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Unlike other racial or ethnic groups in this country, laws and policies are being made by governments specifically about Indigenous people without our consent, and too often to our detriment.

The first conference that our newly amalgamated union held was a First Nations members conference. It took place in May last year and was attended by around sixty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members from across the country, as well as the most senior elected officials of each division. Together, we determined how we will continue to support the First Nations struggle. The resolutions that came from that conference — including that we support proposals in the Uluru Statement from the Heart — will be part of my work. This year’s NAIDOC theme was Voice, Treaty, Truth. This came out of the proposals in the Uluru Statement, and they are in that sequence for good reason. Voice is first because the first thing a collective must do to negotiate greater rights is set up a representative structure. As unionists, we understand this. There are more than 100 First Nations that have been terribly divided by corporate interest and government bastardry. Our advocacy is weakened because we lack the structure and democracy that is important for unity. The Uluru Statement also proposes that we protect the Indigenous Voice in the Constitution. Constitutional enshrinement of our Voice guarantees us a say in the decisions that are made about us, because the constitution is the rule book of Australia — the legal document that takes precedence over all others. If our Voice is not in the rulebook, it will suffer the same fate of our previous national representative bodies that have all been replaced, repealed or defunded by hostile governments. The Uluru Statement’s proposal for a constitutionally enshrined Voice is a visionary proposal. It is a unifying proposal. Australia is built on the lie of Terra Nullius, which simply means that the British invaders deemed First Nations lands to be unoccupied or uninhabited.

A Voice is the first and most urgent reform because it will start to address this political disempowerment, setting us on the path for the future reforms of Treaty and Truth. Community Development Program Another resolution from the inaugural meeting of First Nations members was to support the campaign against the Community Development Program. CDP is discriminatory — it only applies to Indigenous communities. It is also extremely harsh — there are greater penalties if there in non-compliance, including completely cutting a person from any payment. This disgraceful LNP policy is one of the reasons that Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on the planet. If you are an Indigenous member of our union, keep your eye out. I will be organising meetings later in the year to plan how we campaign for the Uluru Statement, and against CDP. If you are non-Indigenous, support the Uluru Statement campaign at 1voiceuluru.org, and get behind our Indigenous brothers and sisters so that we can walk together for change.

Stand Up. Be Counted. We are always looking to build and strengthen relationships with Indigenous members. Let us know who you are at our Survey page: http://tiny.cc/cfmeuIndigenous

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With the help of the CFMEU and his new employer, things are starting to turn around for Majed Al Badri.

There’s a story behind everyone on a work site, but few match the one told by Majed Al Badri. These days Majed is happily working as a scaffolder on the redevelopment of the old Royal Women’s Hospital site.

He still bears the scars from the ordeal. When he lifts up his beanie, you can see the spot above his left eye where he was pistol whipped.

It’s been a journey to get there though. The 31-year-old is originally from Nasiriyah, one of the biggest cities in Iraq. He ran an ice-cream business there, until one day in 2010 when his corner store and the others around it were all destroyed by a car bomb.

Under the left sleeve of his hoodie is the evidence of where they broke his arm. One of his captors was a police officer, and he has risen through the ranks in the years that followed.

Around 150 people died in the attack, he says.

After Majed managed to secure his release, the officer made it very clear he was not welcome in Nasiriyah any longer.

For the next two years, Majed supported his wife and two children by driving taxis around the city.

So he fled the country, leaving behind his wife, his two children and a third that was on the way.

Then trouble came knocking again.

He hopped on a boat headed for Australia.

He and four other men were kidnapped and held for ransom.

Once he arrived, he was put in detention on Christmas Island.

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Majed with Allied Scaffolding’s Neal Carlisle.

“I’D HAVE 40 OF HIM, NO PROBLEM. HE’S SUCH A HARD WORKER.” NEIL CARLISLE

While others were kept there indefinitely, he was out within weeks.

Not only did they make him feel welcome in his new country, they also arranged for Majed to do the CFMEU’s scaffold training course.

“I feel lucky,” he says of his quick release. It’s one of maybe two things that have gone right for him this decade. The other was meeting the Carlisle brothers, Neil and John, over a game of pool in a Richmond pub. Majed was working for a shonky non-EBA builder at the time. There were always issues with pay, meaning he’d often be unable to cover his rent, let alone reunite with his family. He was also being made to do work he was unqualified for, which almost lead to a serious accident.

And when he did, the union supplied an interpreter to make it easier for him. “Majed is a really great scaffolder, so he knew his stuff, but he didn’t have the language skills he needed for the knowledge assessment,” says Anne Duggan, the CFMEU’s education and training unit coordinator. “What we did was get an interpreter to help him improve his English enough to be able to pass the assessment, and we modified it with WorkSafe approval so it was an oral test.

“HE’S A REALLY NICE GUY AND EVERYONE REALLY SUPPORTED HIM.” ANNE DUGGAN

During that time, his newborn daughter died from an asthma attack. It was a preventable death, but the local hospital in Iraq had no power to operate a respirator at the time. Majed never had the chance to meet her, because he has no passport, he cannot leave Australia. When he talks about her, a tear wells up in his eye. It was around this time that he met the Carlisles.

“NEIL AND JOHN ARE THE FIRST GUYS WHO HAVE HELPED ME,” HE SAYS WITH A SMILE. “THIS IS MY NEW FAMILY.” MAJED AL BADRI

Last year, when the Carlisles were putting together a new business, called Allied Scaffolding, they recruited Majed. And it’s a decision they have never regretted. “I’d have 40 of him, no problem,” says Neil. “He’s such a hard worker.” Now that he’s got secure and safe work, Majed can get ahead. And the Carlisles are now helping him get his Australian citizenship, which would mean he can travel to meet up with the children he speaks to everyday by Facetime. “Seven years I have been in Australia,” he says. “Only now am I starting to feel happy.” CFMEU WINTER 2019

The conditions we enjoy today we inherited from Phillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generation,â&#x20AC;? says Corey Laux (right), the shoppie on the Miramar job in Geelong, which is the last site that Phill Welsh (right) will work on before retirement.

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While we were on the picket line, some bloke from the Fawkner community asked us for help because they had a Nazi bookshop open up in one of their shopping strips.

From the BLF to the CFMEU, Phill has been a unionist for fifty years and has seen or been involved in some of the most significant industrial disputes this country has ever had. But when asked what stands out, Phill has a chuckle to himself, then recounts a moment with Steve Long on the picket line at Ford's $100 million paint facility. “While we were on the picket line, some bloke from the Fawkner community asked us for help because they had a Nazi bookshop open up in one of their shopping strips.

Corey Laux, the shoppie on the Miramar job in Geelong, feels privileged to have spent time with Phill on his last job. “The conditions we enjoy today we inherited from Phill’s generation, but they’re also ours to lose, and it’s a lot easier to lose them than it would be to win them back. “So us young blokes don’t take this responsibility lightly.” Many would remember Phill pulling out his guitar on a picket line, or in the smoko shed, to strum a few songs to cheer up the crew.

“So, of course, Longy fired the boys up, and I think Craig Johnston was involved back then.

When he was eight, his dad — a wharfie in Geelong — bought him his first guitar from his mate Barry Crocker, also a wharfie at the time.

“We marched from the Ford factory in Broadmeadows to Fawkner. When we got there, the Nazis were out the front of the shop dressed up in their paraphernalia.

Getting guitar lessons at the union office began his love for playing.

“It was huge, but we shut that bookshop down pretty quickly, I can tell ya, and we all thought we’d done quite well.”

Phill retires to spend more time with his five children and 13 grandchildren, and we hope Phill gets to keep playing for a while yet.

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Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust. It’s been touted as the ‘new asbestos’. Respirable crystalline silica dust or RCS is the leading cause of silicosis, the most common occupational lung disease in the world today. Silica dust can also cause lung cancer even where silicosis has not occurred. Remarkably it is one of the world’s oldest occupational diseases yet we haven’t heard much about it. You may have seen the ABC’s 7:30 Report program ‘Deadly Dust’. If you haven’t, check it out online because if you work in construction it’s a must see. Dr. Ryan Hoy a Respiratory and Sleep disorders physician at Cabrini Medical Centre explains: “What we are most concerned about at the moment is the dry cutting of artificial stone or engineered stone most commonly known as Caesarstone.” “It has been available in Australia since 2001 so it’s a relatively new building material, but since that time it’s become very popular. The major problem with this product is that it contains extremely high levels of silica.” Workers exposed to silica dust for even relatively short periods of time and some even in their 20s have been diagnosed with silicosis in Australia. 44

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“On average once a patient is diagnosed they have a rapid decline of lung function, as much as 30 times greater than expected in comparison to a healthy adult and the only cure for silicosis is a lung transplant.” Cancer Council Australia states that there is currently no conclusive evidence to support a safe level of exposure to silica dust. The Association Advancing Occupational and Environmental Health (ACGIH) has recommended that the silica dust exposure limit be 0.025mg/m3 as an 8-hour TimeWeighted Average (TWA). CFMEU OHS manager Dr. Gerry Ayers says, “We recommend anyone cutting artificial stone should not only wet cut but also use exhaust extraction systems on their tools as well as using approved respiratory equipment. Dry cutting is not an option that should ever be considered.”

“IN THIS DAY AND AGE IT’S A DISGRACE WE’RE GETTING PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SILICOSIS WITH ALL THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE - IT’S ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL THAT THESE POOR WORKERS ARE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THIS INSIDIOUS DISEASE.” DR. GERRY AYERS For more information on how to control the risk of exposure to respirable crystalline silica, visit the website ohsrep.org.au/hazards/chemicals/silica

Does Australia Need To Increase Its Minimum Wage? By Karoline Gore

Thousands of CFMEU members recently marched in support of workers in low-paid industries looking for a fair go. That’s what we do. Well we did try to change the government too but let’s move on. Many of us have sons, daughters, wives or husbands working in these industries, and as Karoline Gore from Harvard Business Research writes, it’s good for everyone when WORKERS get paid what they deserve. The minimum wage in Australia currently sits at $18.93 per hour. And it’s often in the news, too: the Labor party recently promised to convert the minimum wage into a living wage, which would – if implemented – have given many low paid workers a pay rise. But what effect would an increase to the minimum wage have on the economy, and why is it such a hotly-debated topic?

The arguments against

Stimulating the economy

Before looking at exactly why a minimum wage rise would benefit the Australian economy, it’s worth considering why some say it’s not a good move. The most common argument for resisting a minimum wage rise is that it can stop employers from expanding and prevent firms from taking on new staff, given the supposedly prohibitive extra cost. But that has been widely discredited: a study in the New Zealand Economic Papers showed that there was no link between unemployment and higher minimum wages. And in industries like construction where it’s hard to cut corners and where project plans mean you have to have a certain amount of staff in order to function, employers would most likely have to simply agree to shoulder the burden.

But there are plenty of reasons in favour of a minimum wage rise, too. When minimum wages are lower, the difference between the proposed higher wage and the actual wage instead tends to be held by the profit-making owners of the corporations who employ people – usually in some form of investment, such as property or stocks. However, when they are given to workers through a guaranteed basic hourly earnings level, they tend to get spent more often in hightraffic destinations like stores and entertainment centres, meaning that money changes hands on a more regular basis in a way that benefits the majority. For maritime workers who are based in traditionally downtrodden locations such as remote and decaying shipyard towns, this sort of local economic stimulation can be a godsend. The Australian minimum wage debate continues to rumble on, and there’s not much chance of it slowing down any time soon. But what is clear is that a rise could well add extra benefits, especially when it comes to stimulating local economies in areas where it is much needed. CFMEU WINTER 2019

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''Mine felt like someone had slapped me in the balls'' A cancer in your testicles doesn’t usually cause you pain. Or at least that’s what Luke Crook’s doctors told him. But he couldn’t have felt much worse. “Mine felt like someone had slapped me in the balls,” he says. The 31-year-old CFMEU member is a facade worker on the construction of the new Holiday Inn Express on City Rd. He’s in remission today, but he’s gone through hell over the past 18 months to get there. It was in 2017, when he was working on luxury apartments at The Fifth on Lonsdale St, that he felt the awful pain one night. It came out of nowhere, and when he went to get it checked out the next day, the doctor discovered a lump at the back of his left testicle. It was only about eight millimetres in size, but it had spread into the lymph nodes of his stomach. It meant Luke would spend the next three months getting chemotherapy, spending most of his days in hospital with a drip in his arm. As a result of the treatment, he lost his hair, put on weight and was left with damage to his teeth. He also lost his testicle, and he says his sack looks pretty different these days.

“My feet were all swollen up because I had barely stood up for eight months.” He’d spend his weekends recovering. Things are a lot better now, and he can do his job just like he could before, even if he does only feel like he’s running at 90 per cent.

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But he did survive the biggest health scare of his life. “The key was to not give up,” he says. “I lost my mum from cancer 10 years ago, and she didn’t give up to the very end. “I can 100 per cent say if it wasn’t for my partner and my mates, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to get through it all.” He returned to work last spring, and remembers feeling exhausted, and in pain. “On that first day, I spent about 40 minutes in the toilet,” he remembers.

“I don’t feel like the person I was before chemo. It destroys you. Absolutely destroys you.” He doesn’t want anybody to have to go through what he did, and so he’s been busy getting the boys on site to be on the lookout for lumps. If they do have a cancer, he wants them to catch it and stop it spreading as early as possible. What goes on ‘down there’ can be an uncomfortable subject for a lot of blokes to talk about, but Luke reckons hundreds of his workmates have checked their nuts as a result of his work. While no one has found a cancer, his shop steward recently discovered a cyst, which he has now had removed.

“If it wasn’t for Luke, that wouldn’t have happened,” the shoppie says. Not only has Luke survived his testicular cancer, but against the odds, he is now about to become a father. He was warned that he might never be able to conceive naturally, but it turns out his remaining testicle is working overtime. When an IVF clinic told him his sperm count was at 80 per cent of normal levels, Luke and his partner thought they would try making a baby in the usual way. Three weeks later, they had conceived a boy. He is due in November.

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IS NOW THE TIME TO CHECK ‘DOWN THERE’? “Many men assume testicular cancer is an old bloke’s disease, but in reality, it’s the most common cancer among young men aged 20-34. “If you’re in your 20s or 30s, you should be getting to know your testicles a little better. Get to know what they look like, what they feel like, and what’s normal for you down there. “It’s as simple as adding self-checks to your shower routine. Around once a month while lathering up, carefully and gently roll one nut at a time between your thumb and fingers. If there’s any changes, don’t panic, but definitely get it checked out.”

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We asked Movember’s Sam Gledhill. (He’s their global director in this area.)

Aussie blokes will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year

Find out more at movember.com/knowthynuts

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Geoff Hoggy Great work comrades. Unions care about people and never stop raising money for those in need. Well done!

Angela Douglas What is there to say? Fantastic to know there are such real & great men in the world. Thank you all!

Gregory Phillips Congrats to you all. Job well done from the heart.

HOME TIME Four CFMEU officials recently stepped up to provide permanent accommodation for a woman in crisis. Miss B has suffered years and years of trauma and struggle, but thanks to the efforts of Lisa Zanatta, Peter Booth, Toby Thornton and John Thomson, she has a place on the Bass Coast that she can call home at last. Special thanks to Sheepy and Peter from Skylift Cranes, Plugger and Paris Andriski from the plumbers union, and the financial support of OCC Labour Services, Brett Young Cranes, MC Labour Services, Metcalf Crane Services, Ardreagh Formwork, Complex Facade, Proglass, Clark Cranes, AE Smith and Steve Geschke. CFMEU WINTER 2019

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We all know what a tough time it’s been for John Setka, but workers around the state — from the the admin staff at our Melbourne office, to workers on projects like the Premier Tower, the TED Monash University Clayton and South Yarra’s Iglu Apartments — came out in force to show their support for him.

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When you hear “australian icon”, you probably think of a classic car or legendary sportsman. This, however, is all about fishing, and what native species is more iconic than the mighty murray cod!

Freshwater fishing is not really my forte. (My wife says fishing in general is not my forte.) With this being said, we have been lucky enough to engage the help of one of the premier cod fishermen going around: John Cahill. John fishes all over the world, but having grown up in Shepparton on the Goulburn River, one of his great passions is fishing for Murray cod. Here are his tips on how to get them biting.

WHERE TO START? “In Vic we are blessed for opportunity,” John says . “We have Lake Eildon, Nillahcootie, Lake Nagambie, Rocklands Reservoir and Lake Mulwala being the main lakes, while the Goulburn, Loddon, Ovens and Campaspe are the main rivers behind the mighty Murray.” Be aware though that all these locations (bar Lake Eildon) have a closed season, meaning you must not fish for cod during most of spring (September 1 to November 20). Lake Eildon, however, remains open as a cod fishery for the whole year. One of the beautiful things about cod fishing is that it is so accessible for land-based fishos. You often see people out in boats that are so loaded with gear that you’d think you’re looking at a drag car on water. But every now and then it’s the kid on the bank kicking the footy with his old man whose rod decides to scream off — with nothing on the hook but a humble cube of cheese.

WHAT YOU NEED A rod, reel, some bait and a bit of time. It’s that simple! For the land-based fishos, John recommends using any one of the following baits: yabbies, worms, bardi grubs, freshwater shrimp and even blocks of cheese moulded onto the hook. Find yourself a good spot on the bank — with possibly a snag or two — and let the bait do its job. For the more active fisho, you can walk the banks and cast a range of lures, ranging from spinner baits to the new craze of big swim baits and everything in-between. If you have a boat, an electric motor is a definite advantage. They allow you to travel at slow speeds while covering ground and without making a lot of noise or stirring up the water. “Casting is probably the most effective method,” John says. “And it keeps you busy thinking.”

“The best bit is you get to feel the crunch as a cod inhales the lure and heads back to his snag. This often requires a heavy-handed approach.” If casting, it’s best to work parallel along the banks and cast in at the bank and around fallen trees and snags and slowly work the lure back. Most cod fishos use a bait caster for lure fishing as it gives you the accuracy, touch and the pulling power to stop the big fish. (This is not to say you can’t use spin gear if that’s your preference.)

WHEN? “Cod can be caught at any time of the day or night,” John says, “but your best chances are always at dusk and dawn when they seem to be most active.” “A change of weather always seems to fire them up for a short time as well, if you can be on the water at the right time.” By the time this mag is in your letter box, the cod season will be coming to a close. So it’s just as well that John’s hotspot for this time of year is Lake Eildon, which is not subject to the closed season.

COOKED I’m going to be short and sweet here: I personally could not bring myself to eat one of these beautiful Australian natives. For me, its catch and release. (Gotta catch one first.) If you do decide to keep one, there are strict slot limits. Only fish that are 55-75cms can be kept. Anything under or over must be returned safely back to the water.

THE PLUG Not only is John Cahill a gun fisherman, but he is also the co-founder of Ebb Tide Tackle, which has a huge range of gear to suit all your fishing needs. They are always available to answer your questions, and we may even be lucky enough to put some of their gear to the test in coming issues. Stay safe on the water and work to live, don’t live to work. For all fishing pics and feedback please email: cfmeuhookedandcooked@gmail.com You can see John’s latest catches on Instagram: @ebbtidejohn

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GOLD MEDAL CAPS WOMEN’S ALL STARS UNDEFEATED RUN PORIRUA, NEW ZEALAND - The Apunipima Australian Indigenous Basketball (AIB) All-Stars women’s national team have produced a perfect run to win the International Indigenous, and Cultural Basketball Tournament held last March at Porirua in New Zealand. The All Stars downed the Kingdom of Hawaii 91-90, in a thrilling championship finale, the victory securing the firstever international gold medal for an Australian Indigenous Basketball women’s representative side. Before defeating the Kingdom of Hawaii by one-point in the double-overtime decider, the All-Stars also displayed their dominance in preliminary round matches, taking down Ngati Toa (New Zealand) 82-75, Raukawa Invitational (New Zealand) 80-58, and Hawaii 90-86. First-time women’s All Stars Head Coach Ricky Baldwin was extremely proud of the victory.

“Particularly in the grand final. Hawaii had experienced players that compete professionally in high-level competitions around the world and our girls didn’t take a backward step.” “My heart got racing there a few times, especially when the game went into the second overtime.” “To our girls’ credit though, they remained calm, made the big plays when needed and created history,” Baldwin added. 18-year old Jasmin Fejo from Adelaide had a remarkable tournament, leading the team in scoring across the four games, while 17-year old Perth Lynx WNBL development player Nes’eya Williams was outstanding on the glass, delivering two double-double rebounding performances. The Apunipima AIB Women’s All-Stars will now shift their focus to the annual Trans-Tasman series played against New Zealand Maori to be held in Australia this October.

“To travel over here to New Zealand, play the way we played and leave with the championship trophy undefeated, I couldn’t be prouder,” Baldwin said. “We had a very young team coming in, and it was exciting for me as a coach to see the girl’s step-up and battle the other countries the way they did.” CFMEU WINTER 2019

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*The table shows the estimated net benefit for an account with a starting balance of $50,000 over the last 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years invested in Growth (Cbus MySuper) option and the SR50 Balanced Median. Estimates have been sourced from internal modeling, using data from SuperRatings SMART database. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. For more information on Cbus’ fees and costs and investment performance visit our website cbussuper.com.au

We have consistently performed over the years since we began, delivering strong long-term investment returns for our members for more than 33 years.^ This all adds up, helping to grow your retirement savings. Default Death Cover by Age* Years of age

Cbus (Manual)

$208,000

$132,000

$92,000

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$200,000

$156,000

$78,000

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$178,000

$180,000

$160,000

$124,000

$80,000

$37,000

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More reasons to stick with Cbus We invest in your industry, creating jobs and building your city through Cbus Property# We’re not owned by shareholders – we exist to maximise returns for our members only We don’t invest in potentially harmful industries, such as companies involved in the production of controversial weapons or tobacco products Our member app allows you to check that your super is being paid and see your balance on the go Cbus Advice Services are on hand to help you with questions about your super, at no extra cost to your membership. You can call them on 1300 361 784 and select option 4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This information is about performance and insurance. It doesn’t take into account other consideration (such as fees), or your specific needs, so you should look at your own financial position, objectives and requirements before making any financial decisions. For detailed information on fees and costs, read the relevant Cbus Product Disclosure Statement and related documents to decide whether Cbus is right for you. Call 1300 361 784 or visit cbussuper.com.au for a copy. ^ Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Based on the crediting rate, which is the return minus investment fees, the Trustee Operating Cost and taxes. Excludes account keeping administration fees. # Cbus Property Pty Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cbus and has responsibility for the strategic performance and management of Cbus direct property developments and investments.

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2019 EBA Wages ON SITE CONSTRUCTION 36 HOUR WEEK - VICTORIA Operative from the first full pay period beginning on or after 1 March 2019. The following rates of pay represent a 3% wage increase negotiated by your Union as part of the current 2016-2019 construction industry EBA. RATE PER HOUR

RATE PER WEEK

WEEKLY PRORATA ANNUAL LEAVE

WEEKLY PRORATA A/ L LOADING

RDO ACCRUAL PER DAY (0.8)

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$46.88

$1687.68

$129.82

$25.81

$37.50

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$46.49

$1673.64

$128.74

$25.62

$37.19

Painter - New Work

$45.82

$1649.52

$126.89

$25.29

$36.66

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$45.77

$1647.72

$126.75

$25.27

$36.62

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$48.80

$1756.80

$135.14

$26.74

$39.04

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$28.81

$42.46

$49.36

$1776.96

$136.69

$27.01

$39.49

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$32.86

PCW6 - 115% Excavators 65 to 115 tonnes, Wheel & Track Loaders over 300kw, Crawler Tractors 200 to 350kw, Graders final trim, Construction Trucks over 200 tonnes, Tower Cranes

PCW5 - 110% Compactors over 200kw, Excavators 25 to 65 tonnes, Wheel & Track Loaders 200 to 300kw, Scrapers over 400kw, Crawler Tractors 100 to 200kw, Graders over 130kw, Construction Trucks 120 to 200 tonnes, Mobile Cranes 15 to 100 tonnes

PCW4 - 105% Compactors up to 200kw, Excavators 16 to 25 tonnes, Wheel & Track Loaders 100 to 200kw, Scrapers 300 to 400kw, Crawler Tractors up to 100kw, Graders up to 130kw, Construction Trucks 60 to 120 tonnes, Mobile Cranes up to 15 tonnes

PCW3 - 100% Rollers over 10 tonnes, Skid Steer & Backhoe/ Loaders over 200kw, Excavators up to 16 tonnes, Wheel & Track Loaders up to 100kw, Scrapers up to 300kw, Construction Trucks 12 to 60 tonnes, Forklift Operators, Winch Drivers & Mobile Hydraulic Platform Operators

PCW2 - 96% Rollers 5 to 10 tonnes, Skid Steer & Backhoe/ Loaders to 200kw, Construction Trucks up to 12 tonnes

PCW1 - 92.4% New Entrant for plant only, Rollers up to 5 tonnes

Other EBA Benefits include: Travel allowance: $45.90 per day. Superannuation: $215 per week, or 9.5% of ordinary time earnings, whichever higher. Incolink Payments: $80.00 per week paid into Incolink. Income protection, trauma insurance and portable sick leave are also available (paid into Incolink). Long service leave: 13 weeks after ten years, pro rata after seven years (paid into CoInvest). Overtime meal allowance: $26.93 when required to work overtime for one and a half hours or more on an ordinary working day. Living away from home allowance: $770 per week. Site allowance: Check the CFMEU Allowances Sheet for more information: vic.cfmeu.org.au/wages

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Ph: 03 9341 3444

540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Authorised by John Setka, Secretary, Elias Spernovasilis and Shaun Reardon, Assistant Secretaries of the CFMEU Construction and General Division.

2019 EBA Wages ON SITE CONSTRUCTION 36 HOUR WEEK - VICTORIA Operative from the first full pay period beginning on or after 1 March 2019. The following rates of pay represent a 5% wage increase negotiated by your Union as part of the current 2016-2019 ctonstruction industry EBA. RATE PER HOUR

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$47.79

$1720.44

$132.34

$26.25

$38.23

Bricklayer (builder employed)

$47.40

$1706.4

$131.26

$26.06

$37.92

Painter - New Work

$46.71

$1681.56

$129.35

$25.73

$37.37

Painter - Re-paint

$46.66

$1679.76

$129.21

$25.70

$37.33

Marker/Setter Out; Letter Cutter

$49.75

$1791

$137.77

$27.20

$39.80

Sign-writer

$48.70

$1753.2

$134.86

$ 26.69

$ 38.96

$ 51.62

$1858.32

$ 142.95

$28.11

$41.30

$46.45

$1672.2

$128.63

$25.60

$37.16

$44.92

$1617.12

$124.39

$24.86

$35.94

$43.53

$1567.08

$120.54

$24.18

$34.82

$54.11

$1947.96

$149.84

$29.31

$43.29

$50.32

$1811.52

$139.35

$27.48

$40.26

CW4 - 105%

CW5 - 110% Special Class Tradesperson: Carver * All Rates include Tool Allowance

VIC.CFMEU.ORG.AU

Ph: 03 9341 3444

540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Authorised by John Setka, Secretary, Elias Spernovasilis and Shaun Reardon, Assistant Secretaries of the CFMEU Construction and General Division.

RATE PER tHOUR

RATE PER WEEK

WEEKLY PRORATA ANNUAL LEAVE

WEEKLY PRORATA A/ L LOADING

RDO ACCRUAL PER DAY (0.8)

$52.94

$1905.84

$146.60

$28.74

$42.35

$51.00

$1836.00

$141.23

$27.80

$40.80

$49.05

$1765.8

$135.83

$26.86

$39.24

$47.16

$1697.76

$130.60

$25.94

$37.73

$45.28

$1630.08

$125.39

$25.03

$36.22

$43.48

$1565.28

$120.41

$24.16

$34.78

$41.86

$1506.96

$115.92

$23.38

$33.49

(36 HOUR WEEK)

PLANT OPERATORS PCW7 - 120% Excavators over 115 tonnes, Crawler Tractors over 350kw, Graders experienced final trim

PCW6 - 115% Excavators 65 to 115 tonnes, Wheel & Track Loaders over 300kw, Crawler Tractors 200 to 350kw, Graders final trim, Construction Trucks over 200 tonnes, Tower Cranes

PCW2 - 96% Rollers 5 to 10 tonnes, Skid Steer & Backhoe/ Loaders to 200kw, Construction Trucks up to 12 tonnes

PCW1 - 92.4% New Entrant for plant only, Rollers up to 5 tonnes

VIC.CFMEU.ORG.AU

Ph: 03 9341 3444

540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Authorised by John Setka, Secretary, Elias Spernovasilis and Shaun Reardon, Assistant Secretaries of the CFMEU Construction and General Division.

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