Qld unions fear WorkCover windback UNIONS worry insurance protections for Queensland employees travelling to and from work, or in their lunch break, could be wound back after the federal election. The Queensland Council of Unions says the state government is also yet to rule out introducing an injury threshold test, which would determine if a worker could sue their employer. A parliamentary bi-partisan committee recommended the government keep both protections in a report tabled three months ago. But Premier Campbell Newman didn't rule out the changes when asked by Labor in parliament a fortnight ago. QCU president John Battams says the government needs to be upfront, but believes it's holding off on any controversial change to avoid any backlash to Tony Abbott's campaign. "We are trying to out the government because it's gone to ground on key issues prior to the federal election," Mr Battams said. We are very concerned the government will ignore its own committee's report. The committee found that journey claims only cost around 5c in the dollar in terms of premium, and any savings to be made by removing them were not justified in terms of the loss of protection of workers. Comment is being sought from the state government.