19 February 2008 Union Calls on Federal Labor to Change GEERS Bid to boost protection of worker entitlements The Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU), the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, and the National Union of Workers have begun pressuring Federal Labor to reform the general employee entitlements and redundancy scheme (GEERS) following a number of recent company collapses. The unions are calling for more protection for employees who are left out of pocket when their employer collapses. CFMEU NSW secretary, Andrew Ferguson, said there were up to 10 cases of corporate collapses in the building industry each week where employees were owed pay and other entitlements. The struggling automotive industry is also pushing for the changes. Australian Financial Review - Page 9