Premier slams CFMEU as ‘dodgiest training provider ever’
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”.
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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.
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A Brisbane traffic controller was left in a life-threatening condition after being struck by a car at a Brisbane City Council worksite which the CFMEU claims was not following regulations.
The men and women working on construction sites around Melbourne have probably been Labor voters all their lives, but they are talking differently now.
Unions are pushing for a national ban on labour hire to kick bikies and organised crime out of the construction industry.
Exiled union supremos are waging a shadow war for control of the CFMEU, as it can be revealed bikies were recruiting prisoners to work on building sites once released.
A Mornington Peninsula councillor with a history of backing Teals and the CFMEU has been accidentally revealed as a Labor candidate for the next federal election.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the CFMEU and one of its WA officials who allegedly stopped operations on a job site.
A new report has found Labor government’s BPIC sweetheart deal with the CFMEU has inflated costs on mega projects by $1bn each year and squeezed homeowners out of the market.
Two CFMEU officials have been fined by the Federal Court for unlawful conduct at a Brisbane construction site.
Two CFMEU officials have been fined by the Federal Court for unlawful conduct at a Brisbane construction site.
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