Strike days double in construction since Fair Work Act

By Ben Schneiders
Updated December 7 2012 - 8:08am, first published 7:49am
"The blame rests with a government that refuses to negotiate fairly" ... Dave Oliver, ACTU.
"The blame rests with a government that refuses to negotiate fairly" ... Dave Oliver, ACTU.

A SURGE in days lost to strikes in construction has lifted the level of industrial disputation in Australia to its highest level since 2004 as the Gillard government again blamed the conservative states for the rise.

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