Stories about the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
A North Queensland contingent of a union has made its thoughts on a returning federal government crystal clear, as organisers bring workers together to fight for a common cause.
Father and son duo and former leaders of the NSW CFMEU branch Darren and Michael Greenfield have admitted to accepting bribes in a Sydney court.
Premier David Crisafulli has blasted the CFMEU in an attempt to deflect against a veiled attack against his past business dealings by saying the union’s “days of running roughshod are over”.
The Victorian building industry is still struggling to shrug off the influence of underworld figures and bikies, eight months after the powerful CFMEU was placed in administration — with insiders revealing intimidation is still being used to demand deals.
Former union heavyweight John Setka is facing legal action for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpiring Stephen McBurney.
The CFMEU has managed to turn a handful of public holidays into three weeks off the job, writes Mike O’Connor.
The CFMEU and McConnell Dowell are at loggerheads over holiday plans for workers. Find out why.
A $5.5m grant linked to the criminally infiltrated CFMEU needs investigation, shadow federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says.
Jacinta Allan is under fire for trying to shift blame to acting police chief Rick Nugent after criticism she misled Victorians by claiming police dedicated new resources to stamp out workplace crime.
A former CFMEU delegate claims authorities have “cut the head off the octopus but the tentacles are still in place” in the embattled union.
The Coalition has called for a federal police taskforce to investigate allegations of corruption and crime made against the scandal-ridden union.
Two major Australian Federal Police raids have been executed — in Templestowe Lower and Northcote — as part of an investigation into the scandal-plagued CFMEU.
A union official tasked with cleaning up the Queensland CFMEU has a history of using misogynistic, homophobic, and violent language as a rapper. WATCH THE VIDEO
Former CFMEU boss John Setka has reignited his feud with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and revealed why he won’t vote Labor at the federal election.
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