Victorian building unions threaten strike action over ‘sustained attack’ on pay deals

Fair Work Commission has delayed new proposed agreements to check employers have not been coerced into them

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Victorian building unions are threatening a strike of up to three days if employers don’t stop a “sustained attack” on pay and conditions following the construction union being placed into administration.

The Electrical Trade Union state secretary, Troy Gray, issued the threat at a Melbourne rally on Wednesday as union members’ anger spilled on to the streets for a second day of action since Labor and the Coalition teamed up to create powers to appoint an administrator.

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