Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) Archives

Issue #2142

MAY DAY

May Day is taking place this year in the midst of a global economic crisis. Workers around the world are being reminded that capitalism is...

Issue #2125

Union royal witch hunts

There have been three Royal Commissions that were aimed firstly at building unions. The first of these Royal witch hunts was in Victoria, into the...

Issue #2111

CFMEU: Here for good

Sending out a warning about the unfolding attack on organised labour, in a letter to union members on 2 August, National Secretary of the Construction...

Union picketers at the Cross River rail Albert site in Brisbane.

Issue #2113

The bill to kill unions

The Labor government, in collaboration with the Coalition, has passed legislation on 21 August aimed at decapitating and destroying the CFMEU. Doing the dirty work...

Issue #2124

Not just a spooky story: HR Nicholls Society and the war on workers’ rights

Halloween may not be a firmly established tradition in Australia, but the HR Nicholls Society has decided to deliver a holiday scare to the Australian...

Issue #2116

All workers’ rights threatened

The aim of the Albanese government’s attack on the union movement is to skyrocket corporate profits by cutting deeper into the standard of living of...

Issue #2141

EDITORIAL

At time of writing, Trump’s imposition of tariffs around the world is getting a lot of attention. The tariffs are having a big effect on...

Issue #2144

CPA CC Statement on the federal election

The Communist Party of Australia welcomes the electoral defeat of Peter Dutton and the Coalition on Saturday 3 May 2025. It is clear the electorate...

Issue #2145

EDITORIAL

The term ‘mandate’ is always thrown around just after an election. The general rule is that if a party talks about something during the campaign...

Issue #2145

Police state attack on unions

On average one worker is killed and thousands seriously injured every week of every year in the building and construction industry. Most of these deaths...