THE Federal Court has ordered the CFMEU and five of its representatives to pay $115,000 for an industrial campaign against construction company St Hilliers.
Fair Work Building and Construction acting director Brian Corney said the CFMEU and five representatives admitted that they used industrial tactics, such as work bans and unlawful strikes, to try and force St Hilliers to reinstate a former employee.
“The former employee had been a CFMEU delegate and workplace health and safety representative, employed by the company in NSW, before being made redundant. St Hilliers re-employed him as a result of the union campaign.
“If issues of conflict arise in the workplace, I urge all building industry participants to consult the dispute resolution procedures in their enterprise agreements, rather than engaging in this sort of conduct, which will not be tolerated on Australian construction sites,” Corney said.
The unlawful campaign took place across various St Hilliers construction sites in Victoria – the Ararat prison redevelopment and extension, construction and refurbishment works at the Watsonia Military Camp, an apartment and social housing project in Carlton, an apartment project in Ashwood and an apartment and housing complex in Canterbury.
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