Victorian construction industry enters partial shut down after protests

The Master Builders Association of Victoria has confirmed the snap shut down of all building and construction worksites in metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, the Surf Coast, Ballarat and the Mitchell Shire from 11.59pm on Monday.

The MBAV said the Victorian government had advised the shut down was a result of an increase in Covid-19 transmissions in the building and construction industry, combined with the riots in Melbourne on Monday. The Victorian Building Industry Group of Unions on Monday night released its own statement, criticising the government‘s “unrealistic and blunt approach” to coronavirus regulations including mandatory vaccinations.

“We call on the Andrews government, chief health officer, and the Department of Health to come to a sensible return to work scenario that accommodates the reality of our industry and respects the workers who have built this city.” “We would appeal to those people who may have had their real, legitimate concerns and fears manipulated by those people to think carefully about whether attacking other construction workers and our offices is really something that is consistent with saying that you care about health and safety,” Mr Noonan said.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

Shooting at civilians.... using banned warfare chemicals... And you chide the Taliban

You need a ticket to work on a site, have to have this, that, and every other fckn thing but when it comes to personal safety. Hypocrites

They sound, uhm, well. I mean what more can be said....

Bill shorten and the unions now trying to blame 'right wing extremists' is like Trump trying to blame ANTIFA for capitol riots, just delusional.

This is exactly what Setkas scum do to legitimate construction sites on a daily basis. Doesn’t like it when it comes back to him

Not half a brain in the whole crowd.

What's reprehensible is these government mandates.

Overreaction by an inept government that doesn't know what to do. If the unions collapse, there goes the militant wing if the Labor support base.

Tearooms, masks and vaccines, yet hospital staff haven’t had tea rooms for almost 2 years, mandatory vaccinations, more ppc than just a mask, and will be the ones to put up with those un-vaccinated, yet they aren’t acting like this! getsomeperspective selfish

You can encourage people to take the vaccine in many ways. Most will get the vaccine. People just don't like the word mandatory

They don’t want want the jab !! Why is that reprehensible ?

Dan Andrew's kept saying he didn't want to end up like NSW.. Yet they are dealing with this, police beating up old ladies, oh and 2.5x more covid deaths than NSW. Dont worry though we are all in this together, yer has received 2 pay rises since the start of the pandemic.

A communist act of I ever saw one. Play up and they take away your livelihood.

Good! No one complained when NSW shut it down!!!!!

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CHO seems to be engaging in punitive action which is beyond his authority.

Selfish and as usual no regard for the others and thank you you for shutting down the industry it's like we haven't suffered enough

Such draconian action by the government on two levels, when are human rights called upon, how this won’t incite further protest and violence only time will tell!

I feel sorry for Victorians clearly Dan Andrews has gone mad.

Good photo next let’s find the thugs and give each a $5000 fine for being in the wrong place without masks, good for revenue

This is what happens when anti-vax terrorists incite construction workers to violently protest

So many stupid comments nagging these ppl who are about to lose their job and careers! See how you’d react if you were in the same situation

So protests actually made their industry worse. Back fired spectacularly.

LMAO.. so protests actually expedited the very outcome they were protesting against

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What are anti-vaxxers doing in a union anyway? Isn’t collective action against everything they stand for?

Where’s the official announcement

Disgraceful

EAT SHIT, UNEMPLOYED THUGS FUCK YOU

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