Allegations of wrongdoing on construction sites raises the question of whether big contractors enable and profit from union thuggery.
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A few years ago, inspectors from the late Building and Construction Commission came across a tearoom at Monash University used by construction workers.
The walls were plastered with pro-union posters, including one that said: “We support John Setka,” the union leader who had turned the CFMEU’s Victorian construction division into a powerful industrial and political force.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/lendlease-s-convenient-lucrative-alliance-with-the-cfmeu-20240723-p5jvqj
