CFMEU blockade ‘drives up costs’ on state project
David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondent
A CFMEU blockade that stopped a major concrete pour at a Queensland infrastructure project has cost contractors at least $300,000 and will cause weeks of delays, the principal contractor has alleged in a lawsuit.
Engineering firm BMD Construction has launched legal action against the construction union under secondary boycott laws after 40 unionists allegedly blocked cement trucks at Brisbane’s $300 million Centenary Bridge Upgrade site for three hours on Tuesday.
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