A two-day work stoppage at the port of Fremantle could add weeks to delays in cargo deliveries to WA, a shipping company warned, as the premier urged workers to return to the negotiating table. As the political fallout from the pilots' and traffic policemen's decision to strike escalated, Roger Cook said the port authority – … Read more
There is uncertainty over what penalties CFMEU officials face and when the union will be taken over by an external administrator as laws to enforce the rules stall. Business groups are calling on the opposition and the Greens to immediately pass legislation giving the minister the power to appoint an administrator for the CFMEU's construction … Read more
The Western Australian branch of the militant construction union could be caught up in new laws that allow for tougher action against the CFMEU. The construction industry is calling on politicians to pass the laws quickly, but the coalition and the Greens have signaled that they are not yet satisfied with the legislation.