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Jack Mundey
ABC702 - 5 February 2010

Jack MundeyFormer Communist Party president Jack Mundey AO is one of Australia's leading environmental crusaders.

So many things have been said about Jack Mundey.

He's been described as a red and a rabble rouser, and he's been both over the years. He is also officially an Australian Living Treasure. In the 1970s Jack led the unions' famous 'green bans', which were instrumental in conserving Sydney's urban heritage. Now at 80 he's still every bit the urban conservationist.




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Thiess Sackings
2SM - 9/7/2009
Four workers were sacked from Thiess Services because they rejected a WorkChoices-style agreement which stripped conditions. Sacked worker Nigel Gould speaks to 2SM.

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Mike Carlton

Safety Dinner MC Recognises the
Workplace Tragedy Family Support Group

2UE - 29 April 2009
2UE’s Mike Carlton, who emceed the 2009 CFMEU safety dinner, praises the work of the Workplace Tragedy Family Support Group and the union.

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Scaffolding Failures
ABC702 - 27 February 2009
Brian Parker discusses the recent scaffold collapses in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Federal Government’s Package for Apprentices
ABC702 - 20 February 2009
ABC Sydney’s Adam Spencer talks to CFMEU state secretary Andrew Ferguson about the Federal Government’s package for apprentices.

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Onslaught on Democratic Rights
CFMEU President Andrew Ferguson talks to Tim Brunero about the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

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Diary of Verbal Abuse and Underpayment of Wages
ABC 702 Sydney Drive 24/7/08 – 04:26PM
Richard Glover interviews CFMEU NSW secretary Andrew Ferguson about 18-year-old apprentice Byron Nolan’s diary of verbal abuse and underpayment of wages by his former boss. 

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Safety on construction sites after a man fell six metres at a site in Newtown, Sydney
July 10, 2008 - 2GB, Afternoons with Chris Smith
Interview with Brian Parker, CFMEU

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Launch of the Workplace Tragedy Family Support Group
2GB - 29/04/2008 Alan Jones

See also the associated website;
Workplace Tragedy Family Support Group

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Asbestos Dangers in Blacktown
2UE - 04/03/2008
Mike Carlton interviews CFMEU NSW Secretary Andrew Ferguson about asbestos dangers in Blacktown

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Desalination Plant Access Dispute
2UE - 04/02/2008
CFMEU appeals to NSW Government to intervene in a dispute over access to the desalination plant in Kurnell.

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Increase in Workplace Deaths
31/1/08 - ABC 702 – 8:09am
Andrew Ferguson speaks about the need for improved union right of entry after an increase in the number of workplace deaths. 

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Workchoices and the Campaign to Win Back Pay
3/01/2008 – 2UE – 2:09pm
Andrew Ferguson speaks with Glenn Wheeler about the union campaigning to win back pay and entitlements lost under WorkChoices
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Campaign to Win Backpay
3/01/2008 – 2UE – 6:08am
Andrew Ferguson talks to John Stanley about the campaign to win back pay.

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Lost Payments and Allowances
3/01/2008 – ABC 702 – 7:12am
Julian Morrow talks to Andrew Ferguson about the campaign to restore lost payments and allowances.

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Campaign to Restore Wages
3/01/2008 – 2GB – 4:43pm
Andrew Ferguson talks about the campaign to restore wages attacked by the Liberal’s IR laws.

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Recovering Wages
3/01/2008 – 2SM – 10:22am
Andrew Ferguson interviewed by Leon Delaney about recovering wages for workers forced onto unfair individual contracts.

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Migrant workers and Australia’s training and apprenticeship system
2UE - 25/07/2007
CFMEU NSW Secretary Andrew Ferguson speaks to John Laws about the exploitation of migrant workers and problems with Australia’s training and apprenticeship system.

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ABC Radio National – 25/7/07
CFMEU NSW Secretary Andrew Ferguson speaks to Geraldine Doogue about ABCC claims that they have produced a 9.4% increase in productivity in the building industry.

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Joel Exner Fine
2UE – 11 July 2007
Sue Baxter, the mother of 16 year old Joel Exner who died on third day of work talks to Tim Webster about the fine given to Australand over his death.

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Inadequate Penalty
2GB – 11 July 2007
CFMEU NSW Secretary Andrew Ferguson talks to Alan Jones about the inadequate penalty following the death of 16 year old Joel Exner.

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Joe McDonald
21/6/2007 – 2UE
CFMEU NSW Secretary Andrew Ferguson speaks to Steve Price about the Federal Government’s using Joe McDonald swearing to avoid looking at the important issues facing building workers

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