Construction workers took to the streets of Melbourne’s CBD blocking traffic to peacefully protest the Victorian state government’s latest COVID-19 restrictions for the industry. Dozens of construction workers blocked Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets with chairs and tables while on their breaks, stopping the trams, video on social media show. “Dan Andrews said that Victorian construction works couldn’t eat inside if they werent vaxd… So – they grabbed everything and took it to the streets and blocked the roads off – they even got Traffic Control stopping Police,” a separate post on Telegram, filled with pictures of the protest, reads. “Well done Tradies of Melbourne.” Another video showed a construction worker saying that Spencer street was also temporarily affected. “No jab, no job, see ya later,” he said in the video. The roads have since been cleared. One video posted by independent journalist Rukshan Fernando, who goes by the name Real Rukshan …
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