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Investigations Reveal Crane Pains
The CFMEU is investigating a growing epidemic of tower cranes that do not meet Australian standards. 8 December 2005
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CFMEU Digs Safety
A blitz has been launched on excavator safety after an incident which left a teenage worker paralysed resulted in just $40,000 in fines. 1 December 2005
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Workers Cry Fowl Over Flu
Australian food workers say they are being kept in the dark over the government's response to bird flu. 1 December 2005
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Laws Punish Justice Seekers
John Howard's atavistic industrial relations package may see people fined for campaigning against killer companies such as James Hardie, the Australian Council of Trade Unions is warning. 1 December 2005
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Workers Win After Dunny Spit
Workers at a Queensland aluminium refinery are getting new toilets after overflowing sewage forced more than 100 workers to walk out. 24 November 2005
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Assaulted Guard Told to Diffuse
A City Rail guard who investigated reports of a door being held open - and ended up knocked unconscious - was later told by management he did not do enough to "diffuse the situation." 24 November 2005
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St Hilliers No Angels
A 58-year-old building worker is recovering from a fall at a Sydney construction site a week after a foreman was writing the word "bullshit" on the minutes of a safety audit. 17 November 2005
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Orica Consults After Workers Fume
Chemical producer Orica has been forced to clean up its safety policies, after a nitric acid leak at its Gladstone construction site prompted 300 workers to walk out. 17 November 2005
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