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Update:Victorian Government will shut the construction industry 2 wks/ Earthquake today
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:32 pm
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Sky News Australia
@SkyNewsAust
The Victorian Government will shut the construction industry for two weeks describing "non compliance" at work sites and "appalling behaviour" from the rally on Monday that saw union members, tradies and police clash on Melbourne streets.
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The Victorian construction industry will be shut down for two weeks, in what has been described as a "rest", following the protests over mandatory vaccination on Monday.
Work sites across Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong, Mitchell Shire and the Surf Coast were closed from midnight on Monday in a bid to slow COVID-19 transmission, reduce movement and allow time for the industry to adapt to new changes.
There will be minimal tradies permitted on sites for safety with only some projects given an exemption to continue work.
Discussions went well into the night, with more details to be provided during Tuesday's COVID-19 press conference.
State Treasurer Tim Pallas confirmed the news about two hours before the shutdown came into force, citing "multiple outbreaks linked to work sites" and non-compliance within the sector.
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“We’ve been clear: if you don’t follow the rules, we won’t hesitate to take action – we have seen widespread noncompliance across the industry and that’s why we’re taking necessary steps to protect every single Victorian," he said.
“We put the industry on notice just a week ago, we have seen appalling behaviour on site and on our streets, and now we’re acting decisively and without hesitation.”
The government will work with the industry in the coming weeks to make sure workplaces are COVID-safe and to ensure workers have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine.
The closure is estimated to cost the industry $455 million a day with the two-week shut down meaning the sector will lose $6.3 billion in revenue
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Last week, Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton mandated vaccinations for the construction industry and banned break and tea rooms across workplaces following multiple cases of transmission.
Tradies protested over the tea rooms on Friday by setting up tables and chairs across tram lines and eating their breakfast and lunch.
They have been angry about the vaccination mandate, believing their union have not supported workers who do not want to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Tensions reached boiling point on Monday with hundreds of members from the construction industry flocking to rally outside the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) offices in Melbourne.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/coronavirus/victorian-construction-industry-forced-into-two-week-rest-to-slow-covid19-transmission/news-story/2f1771c828d412bcc6e7fb2ec42b43b8
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TheLastRefuge
@TheLastRefuge2
24 hrs after Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews shuts down the *construction* industry to punish protesting trade union workers, Melbourne gets hit by an earthquake.
Tell me God isn't on the side of freedom!
"Good luck dealing w/ impact without construction workers." - GOD
This post was edited on 9/21/21 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:34 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
I used to think I liked Australia.....
WTF happened to that place?
WTF happened to that place?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:35 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Those Aussie's need to bring the thunder like that dude that took out 5 cops on his own the other day.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:35 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
American Covidians wish this was happening here.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:37 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Back the blue
“Just doing my job, sir.”
“Just doing my job, sir.”
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:38 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Two weeks off? That gives them a great deal of time to indulge in street phuckery. Its almost like a set up.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:40 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Every single worker should immediately go into the de-construction industry then, start with the government
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:41 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Amazing what a government will do to a disarmed population
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:42 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Its about to get lit like a stick of dynamite.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:47 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Who are they protecting? People are vaccinated
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:48 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Tim Pool said they shouldn’t have protested the way they did and should have just gone to work instead.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:51 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
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”We’ve been clear“
Where have we heard this before?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:59 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
They should leave there construction equipment in the roads to cause mass disruption
Posted on 9/20/21 at 7:02 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Sounds like maybe yanks these politicians out by their hair . The population is but 25 million or so and I doubt military is ready to shoot country men
Posted on 9/20/21 at 7:39 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
If I was a betting man, I’d say some of those boys look like they might go Mad Max….
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 9/20/21 at 7:40 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
The Australian government is completely out of control. This is the type of shite that we sanction places like Myanmar for.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:56 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
A couple hundred construction guys in the street doing the haka chant would be fitting.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:07 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
People do have a breaking point. Looks like we will see where that is in Australia soon.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:09 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
That should fuel the unrest even more.
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