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27/3/2009
Trevor Cobbold Speech The free market and the social divide in education
9/12/2008 Andrew Ferguson Speech at NSW OHS Reform Summit 2008 The role and relevance of unions & workplace safety – Co-operation with unions and effective consultation.
3/12/2008 The Hon Ian West Speech Universal declaration of human rights sixtieth anniversary and the Australian Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act

20/11/2008
Michael Quinlan and Richard Johnstone Submission The implications and de-collectivist industrial relations laws and associated developments for workers health and safety in Australia 1996 - 2007
 
26/10/2008 Peter McClelland Speech at conference in relation to temporary work migration held in Manila, Philippines Political solutions urgently required to resolve the challenges facing temporary migrant workers.

27/8/2008
Professor Frank Stilwell and The SEARCH Foundation staff

 
Short Statement The Global Financial crisis

27/8/2008
Andrew Ferguson Speech to CFMEU National Conference How unions, associations and government can address skills shortages;
The skills crisis, young people and construction
A training levy for the construction industry
The role of government
The CFMEU – Koori Job Ready Program
21/8/2008 Julia Gillard Speech to Federal Safety Commissioners CEO Forum Ways to improve Occupational Health & Safety in the building and construction Industry
5/6/2008 CFMEU Submission The revised draft code of practise for safe work on roofs
31/3/2008 Rita Mallia

 
CFMEU Submission In relation to the Review of Part 9.2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 re Certificates of competency for formwork and the operation and use of explosive power tools.
27/6/2008 John Sutton, National Secretary, CFMEU Submission National Review into Model Occupational Health and Safety laws
27/6/2008 John Sutton, National Secretary, CFMEU Speech TO Politics in the Pub
"What Future for Trade Unions"
5/6/2008 Andrew Ferguson, State Secretary, CFMEU Submission to Workcover NSW
 
Regarding the Revised Draft Code of Practise for Safe Work on Roofs
9/8/2007 Daryl Melham MP Speech
 
About the CFMEU, Safety & the BCIIA
 
30/7/2007 Maurie Mifsud AMWU Retired member Article US Australia Free Trade Agt. and YOUR pharmaceutical costs. About what was traded away by the Howard Government.
1/7/2007 Linda Burney HonDEd, DipEd MP Minister for Fair Trading, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteering Speech to NSW Teachers Federation Conference
 
The 1967 Referendum and current Indigenous Issues
 
1/4/2007 Bob Gould Article A view from the left. The NSW state election, the media and the will of the people.
18/03/2007 Morris Iemma
Premier NSW
 
Speech Commemoration of 75th Anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
11/01/2007 Andrew Ferguson
State Secretary
Submission to the Hon Paul Stein Review of the OH&S Act 2000 & the draft Occupational Safety Amendment Bill 2006
14/11/2006 Curly Sheldrick Interview with Jack Frost - 40 years of OH&S A great yarn about 1963-2003 as a worker and about OH&S
20/11/2006 Tom Roberts Discussion paper published on the Democratic Audit ANU web site Australian Industrial laws and freedom of political expression
25/10/2006 John Sutton ACTU Congress Policy framework for a future Australian Industrial Relations System

10/10/2006
Senator Humphries, Liberal Senator for the ACT Senate Chamber On Communism
3/10/2006 Ron McCallum AO Blake Dawson Waldron Professor in Industrial Law
And Dean of Law University of Sydney
The Julian Small Lecture - Law Society of New South Wales
Speaking Draft
Speaking draft - Australian Labour Law After the Work Choices Avalanche: Developing An Employment Law for Our Children
5/9/2006 Paddy Gourley, Canberra Times Newspaper article Time for the Minister to let the Office of Workplace Services stand.
5/8/2006 Rita Mallia – Senior Legal Officer Submission to NSW Upper House Inquiry on the Impact of Workchoices legislation. CFMEU opposition to Workchoices legislation in its entirety.
25/7/2006 John Sutton Building Science Forum of Australia Workchoices - A Construction Perspective On Industrial Law Reform.
3/7/2006 Andrew Ferguson Address to the ALP How the IR Laws hit building workers
22/5/2006 Phil Wadick Research into sub-contractor safety in the building and construction industry. Presentation of research findings
22/5/2006 Phil Wadick Research into sub-contractor safety in the building and construction industry. Case for a Learning Circle approach
22/5/2006 Phil Wadick Research into sub-contractor safety in the building and construction industry. Research on sub-contractor learning safety in the building industry
17/5/2006 Rita Mallia – Senior Legal Officer Speech presented to seminar organised by Vincent Lawyers about industrial relations in the building and construction industry. A Union perspective on the Building & Construction Industry Improvement Act.
28/4/2006 Garry Preston, COM Member Speech presented to NZ Otago workers on International Day of Mourning OHS issues becoming major issues in Australia – every worker has the right to come home to his/her family at night.
22/4/2006 Jeff Shaw QC Paper presented to the Federal Labor Caucus IR Committee Mixed up confusion in the new workplace laws
10/4/2006 John Sutton Speech to the Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council Annual Skills Conference Priority skills for workforce skills development
16/3/2006 John Sutton Report from 4th Asia Pacific Building Unions Seminar Final Report - Includes Resolutions
10/3/2006 Joon Shik Shin, Susan McGrath-Champ, and Stuart Rosewarne from University of Sydney, Australia Report given to 4th Asia Pacific Building Unions Seminar Migration and Migrants in the Australian Construction Industry: Issues Facing Tiling Workers in the Sydney Metropolitan Area
10/3/2006 Stuart Rosewarne, Joon Shik Shin, Susan McGrath-Champ - The University of Sydney, And Phil Toner - University of Western Sydney Report given to 4th Asia Pacific Building Unions Seminar The globalisation of the construction work force ~ the impact on the Australian building and construction industry

27/2/2006

N Andonakis &
M Loosemore
University of NSW Barriers to Implementing OHS Reforms

27/2/2006

Stephan Trajkovski &
Martin Loosemore
University of NSW Safety Implications of Low-English Proficiency Among Migrant Construction Site Operatives
01/12/2005 Sean Marshall,
Industrial Officer
Summer Hill /
Asfield Greens
Choice an illusion with Howard's 'Workchoices'

30/11/2005

R Mallia
 
Printed in Issue 71 November/December 2005 of the Precedent law magazine Unions and Workplace Safety
29/11/2005 Rachel Stewart, MP WA Greens Senator Speech to Parliament Motion for Disallowance of Building Industry Improvement Bill
07/11/2005 Evan Thornley,
National Secretary
Fabian Society
Policy Conference
With new ideas, Labor could win
02/11/2005 Greg Combet, Secretary ACTU To Progressive Essays Dinner National Press Club Howard Government fails to address substantive economic challenges
17/10/2005 Rino Gelmi,
Secretary UITBB
2005 CFMEU Construction & General National Conference Address to Conference
13/10/2005 Doug Cameron, State Secreatry To the Fabian Society Need for Labor Party to meet challenges
12/10/2005 Peter Primrose MP Parliament Condemnation of Liberal IR Policy
 

Gary Preston,
Committee of Mgt Member

Discussion Paper

Learn from the NZ Experience -
Disunity is Weakness

Oct 2005

Dr Craig Emerson MP

Parliament

Condemnation of AWAs

29/09/2005
 

Dr Craig Emerson MP

Unions NSW

Why the Howard Government attacks unions

29/09/2005
 

Dr Craig Emerson MP

Parliament

The Occupational Health & Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2005

07/09/2005

Dr Craig Emerson MP

Parliament

The Workplace Relations Amendt (Better Bargaining) Bill 2005 - a vicious, nasty piece of legislation

31/08/2005

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

Submission to the Review of Licensing in the NSW Housing Industry

The need for reform

31/08/2005

The Hon. Dr. J. Macken, AM

Speech to Catholic Forum

Catholic Understanding on the Nature of Work

23/08/2005

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

CFMEU Construction & General Division Submission to the 2005 Senate Inquiry into Workchoices legislation

Our Objections

23/08/2005 Greg Combet,
Secretary ACTU
Speech to Australian Industry Group Industrial Relations Changes

23/08/2005

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

Submission to the OHS Act 2000 Review

CFMEU proposed changes

03/06/2005

Rita Mallia,
Senior Legal Officer

Law Council of Australia Forum

Paper on Personal Injuries and Other Issues

31/05/2005

Rita Mallia
Senior Legal Officer

Australian Self Insurance Summit

Paper on employees' perspective when injury occurs at the workplace

26/05/2005

Doug Cameron
National Secretary AMWU

Evatt Foundation

Howard's IR package is intellectually barren

25/05/2005

The Hon. Kim Beazley MP

Parliament

Workplace Relations

10/05/2005
 

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

CFMEU Construction & General Div., NSW Branch State Council

Secretary's Address

 

01/05/2005
 

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

May Day Celebration

Address on issues facing workers

Apr 2005
 
NSW Government Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Building & Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005

Firmly opposes and condemns the proposed Federal Government legislation

21/04/2005
 

Tom Roberts, Senior Legal Officer, CFMEU C&G Div., National Office

To the Fabian Society

Into the Industrial Dark Ages - Civil Liberties Implications of new IR Laws

 

The Hon. Dr J. Macken AM

Debate with Kevin Andrews

Freedom of Choice in Employment Contracts

 

Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary

 

Land Tax amendment and Vendor Duty Tax

  Raoul Wainwright Research Paper

Looks at the ten years since Enterprise Bargaining was introduced.

  Dr Craig Emerson MP Article

Australia’s Infrastructure going to rack and ruin.

14/03/2005 Dr Craig Emerson MP Parliament Denounces the severity of the Right of Entry provisions in new anti-union legislation
Mar 2005 Dr Craig Emerson MP Parliament The need for the Government to legislate for 100% of Entitlements to be paid to employees through GEERS
Mar 2005 John Sutton,
National Secretary,
Submission to the "Inquiry into Independent Contractors and Labour Hire Arrangements" Urges the Federal Government to seriously address the problems
Mar 2005 Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary
Submission to the "Inquiry into Personal Injury Compensation Legislation' Strongly recommends major reforms to the Workers Compensation Act 2001
  Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary
Response to Workcover's "Definition of a Worker"

Introducing the types of changes flagged in the WorkCover paper would create injustice for injured workers in NSW.

Nov 2004 University of Sydney Construction Industry Research Paper

Support for a national training levy for industry training initiatives and apprenticeships

Nov 2004
 
Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary
Global Asbestos Conference Tokyo, Japan

James Hardie - US Multinational versus CFMEU/ACTU/asbestos victims and UITBB

28/06/2004
 
Andrew Ferguson,
State Secretary
National OH&S Commission, National Conference

Improving OH&S in the building and construction industry.