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The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining & Energy Union - Manufacturing Division is currently seeking to appoint a full time Industry Fund Superannuation Coordinator. The work is primarily with members in the Forestry, Forest Building Products, Furnishing, Timber Manufacturing and Pulp & Paper industries. This position is with a national trade Union contracted to a Not-For-Profit industry fund with approx. $3 billion under management. The position is based in Sydney, servicing sites in both Sydney and NSW Regional/Country locations.

The latest edition of the CFMEU Manufacturing newsletter is out now! It's your one-stop-shop for all the latest news across our division. 

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Secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union's Greater Green Triangle District, Brad Coates has called for the establishment of a new, independent safety commissioner for South Australia and for coronial inquests into deaths at work to be mandatory.

Mr Coates said that following the CFMEU Construction and General Division’s submission to the coronial inquest into the death of construction worker, Jorge Castillo-Riffo, it has highlighted the urgency of strengthening our laws surrounding workplace safety.

In a finding with ramifications for every construction site around the country, The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives.

The Coroner today handed down his findings in the inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo who was crushed to death by a scissor lift on a Leighton Hansen Yuncken contractors site in Adelaide in 2014.

The CFMEU Manufacturing division is hiring 2 Victorian based organisers.

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Federal Government intervention on behalf of business to wind back the WorkPac v Skene Federal Court decision will give big mining companies the green light to keep exploiting casual workers in permanent, on-going roles.

Despite employer rhetoric about the impact on small business, the Skene decision responds to the exploitative practices of the world’s biggest, richest, multinational mining companies, said CFMEU National President Tony Maher.

The CFMEU is setting up a youth crew in SA to get young workers involved in the union.

The first meeting is coming up this month at the union office in Adelaide.

Come along if your under 35 and bring some workmates along.

The Full Federal Court has today upheld a decision that casual workers are entitled to paid leave if they work in on-going, regular arrangements.

This is a major victory over rampant misuse of casual labour hire workers in coal mining and the broader workforce.

The decision to uphold the court’s 2016 Skene v Federal Circuit Court judgment means that workers described as casuals by labour hire companies may not meet the definition of a casual worker under the Fair Work Act and may therefore be eligible for annual leave and other entitlements.

The Textile Clothing & Footwear Sector of the CFMEU Manufacturing Division is seeking a new organiser/compliance officer to join our high energy, passionate, progressive organising team in New South Wales.

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CFMEU members affected by privacy breaches at BHP and Glencore are encouraged to take steps to prevent potential misuse of their personal details following a privacy breach.

A significant number of employees at the two companies have had their tax payment summary information, including tax file numbers and personal details, emailed to a third party.  

To protect against fraudulent use of information, members should consider: