Malcolm Turnbull bid to block super union merger of CFMEU and MUA
THE Turnbull government will reportedly move to block the CFMEU and MUA forming a “super union” with legislation set to be introduced to parliament.
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THE Turnbull government will reportedly move to block the CFMEU and MUA forming a “super union” with legislation to be introduced to parliament next week.
Under the legislation, the Fair Work Commission would have to apply a public-interest test for any mergers, The Australian reports.
About 30 mining, oil and gas chief executives met senior cabinet ministers in Canberra on Wednesday night and urged action from the government to block what they described as a Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union “takeover”.
The delegates believe it would cause industrial chaos across the supply chain and drive investors away at “the speed of light”.
The Australian reports that a bill to amend the Fair Work (Registered Organisations Act) and apply a public-interest test for union mergers will be introduced next Wednesday.
The public interest test would consider the unions’ record of lawlessness and whether the merger served the public interest.
The CFMEU has described the public-interest test as “ridiculous”.
A CFMEU-MUA amalgamation would create a super union of 120,000 members in workforces across the construction and mining sectors, as well as on the waterfront.
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