Top adviser quits in protest over building industry crisis

The Victorian government’s top construction industry adviser has quit in protest over controversial new rules for the sector that sparkedand led to vandalism of the building union’s head office.

The protest movement that began with anger among tradespeople about the vaccine mandate intensified this week. Public protests have grown to include groups outside the construction industry, such as far-right and anti-vaccination activists. Construction workers blocked Lonsdale Street last Friday after health orders banned use of worksite tearooms.On Monday morning, CFMEU officials arrived at work sites demanding eight hours’ pay for six hours’ work because lunch breaks were made difficult by the ruling. After several large builders rejected the deal, workers walked off sites and many headed to the CFMEU’s head office to protest.

“I don’t think everyone understands what those lunch sheds are. They are not garden variety sheds, they are auditoriums with hundreds of tables with cleaners cleaning them regularly,” he said, adding he understood the pressure faced by Professor Sutton’s team to make swift decisions.

Danni threw a tanti ....... All the toys out of the cot .....

Don't let the door hit you on the arse on the way out.

And? Businesses have had to change practises with no notice too. You don’t see them rioting. Get over it, and get vaxxed.

We were hearing each day about the increasing spread in and from the construction industry - including to regional Victoria. Don’t accept that they were ‘surprised’

Thats the China model our state leadership subscribe to. Obey or wel will gun you down with rubber bullets and grenades. DanAndrews

Not true Paul...

When the going gets tough the tough get going. Wimps

In a state where your freedoms are being obliterated by the day, what makes union & industry leaders think they're going to be given any time? Or any consult? This is forced. This is a dictatorship. There is no time. No consult. It's doing what we say or lose our job. A cesspool!

They don’t need to consult the industry. Do you think any other industry was consulted? Construction isn’t special

Construction now knows how the rest of us have been treated ! No input , no logic or science

You’re LYING MurdochRiots

They had 18 months to understand the situation we, the world is in. There was more information than you can poke a stick at. They failed to heed all the warnings. Piss off!

The tradies were warned weeks ago to get their act together and start implementing COVID-safe workplaces. Also the riots started BEFORE the building industry lockdowns commenced. The Age should try reporting facts for once

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Andrews says 'appalling' protests are an 'insult' to construction industry workersMore than 500 police will remain in Melbourne's CBD on high alert today after thousands of protesters, many voicing anti-vaccination views, stopped traffic on the West Gate Bridge, as well as injuring three police officers and a journalist. I don’t condone yesterday at all, but why do we have a union that can dictate who works in their industry? & why are they led by someone who believes he can have people he disagrees with sacked? Their sense of entitlement is whats led to the problem we have today. Put them all on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean and give them access to fire only the workers ARE the industry
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