Vic: Forestry union warns it won t accept regional job losses

AAP General News (Australia)
02-29-2000
Vic: Forestry union warns it won t accept regional job losses

CANBERRA, Feb 29 AAP - The forestry workers' union today warned the federal and Victorian
governments it will oppose any new forest reserves if job losses result from Victorian
regional forestry agreements (RFAs).

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) forestry division called
on both governments to work towards a no-job loss RFA outcome for western Victoria and
Gippsland.

Failure to achieve this would lead to a bitter backlash among timber industry workers
and timber communities, division national assistant …