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2013</span></p><p class="labels-item-body">Further injunctions issued against the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) by the Supreme Court of Victoria confirm, yet again, the troubling rise of unlawful conduct by construction unions, Victorian Minister for...</p> <div class="label_clr"></div> <div class="sep"></div><h3 class="impol_heading"><a href="/web/20130410030900/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/4818-high-court-ruling-a-victory-for-commonsense.html" title="High Court ruling a victory for commonsense">High Court ruling a victory for commonsense</a></h3><p class="iteminfo"> <span class="createdate">Friday, 07 Sep 2012</span></p><p class="labels-item-body">Victorian Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Richard Dalla-Riva welcomed today's High Court ruling in favour of Bendigo TAFE. </p> <div class="label_clr"></div> <div class="sep"></div><h3 class="impol_heading"><a href="/web/20130410030900/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/4814-labor-in-denial-on-workplace-disputes.html" title="Labor in denial on workplace disputes">Labor in denial on workplace disputes</a></h3><p class="iteminfo"> <span class="createdate">Thursday, 06 Sep 2012</span></p><p class="labels-item-body">Today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing industrial disputes hitting an eight-year high will send an extremely damaging signal to the rest of the world about the capacity in this country to run business efficiently and...</p> <div class="label_clr"></div> <div class="sep"></div><h3 class="impol_heading"><a href="/web/20130410030900/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/4626-unions-put-jobs-at-risk-in-victorian-car-industry.html" title="Unions put jobs at risk in Victorian car industry">Unions put jobs at risk in Victorian car industry</a></h3><p class="iteminfo"> <span class="createdate">Friday, 10 Aug 2012</span></p><p class="labels-item-body">The Victorian Coalition Government today sought to intervene at Fair Work Australia to bring an immediate end to industrial action that is threatening to cripple the automotive manufacturing sector in this state. </p> <div class="label_clr"></div> <div class="sep"></div><h3 class="impol_heading"><a href="/web/20130410030900/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/4549-alp-far-from-a-podium-finish-on-workplace-productivity.html" title="ALP far from a podium finish on workplace productivity">ALP far from a podium finish on workplace productivity</a></h3><p class="iteminfo"> <span class="createdate">Wednesday, 01 Aug 2012</span></p><p class="labels-item-body">The Economist Intelligence Unit's international survey of workplace productivity shows an alarming slide in Australia's ranking for competitiveness, Victoria's Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Richard Dalla-Riva said...</p> <div class="label_clr"></div> <div 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