CFMEU Forestry & Furnishing Products Division: Campaigns

Campaigns

Scottsdale CFMEU FFPD Members rally

The CFMEU FFPD has been running campaigns to pressure government to respond to the concerns of our members for many years.

Campaigns are coordinated closely with members in the area/s affected by decisions of government and regulators.

Current campaigns include:

Election 2010 WorkChoices. Whatever the name, never again.
Anti Dumping Campaign
Campaign for Jobs
The Victorian Bushfire Disaster Recovery Appeal
Campaign to support Scottsdale Timber Workers in Tasmania
Campaign to Support the Pulp Mill proposal for Bell Bay in Tasmania to create local jobs and build the Tasmanian economy
Boral Walcha Campaign

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Election 2010 - WorkChoices. Never again.

Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. Now, he wants to bring it back. He just won’t call it WorkChoices. We need to go forward on workers' rights, not backwards to the Liberals' new version of WorkChoices. » more

Anti Dumping Campaign

The CFMEU FFPD has joined with other Unions to launch a concerted campaign to force the Rudd Government to overturn a decision to allow millions of rolls of toilet paper to be 'dumped' on the Australian market, threatening local manufacturing jobs. » more

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Anti-dumping campaign in the news

Campaign to Protect Jobs

Join the campaign to ensure a viable future for our industry and our economy. The CFMEU FFPD is calling on the Federal Government to develop a plan to ensure a viable and sustainable future for the forest and forest products industry. Supporting industry development will save our jobs and help to create a better future for all of us. » more

Scottsdale Timber Workers

Labor abandons Scottsdale workers. Despite promises that Scottsdale's retrenched workers and the North East community would be looked after by both State and Federal Labor Governments, both governments appear to have backed down from these commitments. » more

Boral Walcha Campaign

In July 2008 Boral announced it's intention to close the Walcha timber mill. WIth solid support from Union members across the State, the CFMEU FFPD Walcha members took the fight up to Boral. » more

Pulp Mill Proposal in Tasmania

At last year’s Tasmanian state election, the Labor government and the Liberal opposition both went to the polls supporting Gunns’ Tamar Valley Pulp Mill, proposed for the state’s north. Together the parties attracted nearly 80 per cent of the vote. The article by CFMEU National Secretary John Sutton from the Australian Financial Review on 10 April 2007 sets out the Union's position on this important issue for our members. » more

Campaigns

Election 2010 WorkChoices. Whatever the name, never again.

Anti Dumping Campaign

Campaign for Jobs

The Victorian Bushfire Disaster Recovery Appeal

Campaign to support Scottsdale Timber Workers in Tasmania

Campaign to Support the Pulp Mill proposal for Bell Bay in Tasmania to create local jobs and build the Tasmanian economy

Boral Walcha Campaign