Embattled CMFEU to potentially be split in two
The head of a CMFEU division expects a secret ballot to be successful, with hundreds of Tasmania workers set to leave the union if that occurs.
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CFMEU officials turned to Gatto to ‘negotiate’
A report has found that when it came to trying to settle disputes among the union, Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto “came with the furniture of the job”.
CFMEU boss still working despite alleged kill threats
A CFMEU official charged with making threats to kill on a building site will face court amid concerns he is still holding considerable influence in the building industry.
Setka greenlit $29k pay rise for SA bikie-linked CFMEU boss, probe hears
A new report into the scandal-plagued CFMEU has heard evidence former head John Setka signed off on a controversial $29,000 pay rise to a SA union boss who police say was a former bikie.
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‘Tin pot dictator’: Union slams LNP’s plan to ban CFMEU from Bruce Hwy fix
A major union has slammed Peter Dutton’s Bruce Highway funding caveat to exclude the CFMEU from future projects, warning that any move to ban workers from sites would be illegal.
Dutton to match $7.2bn pledge, bans CFMEU from all future Bruce Hwy projects
The Bruce Highway will receive billions in funding regardless of the federal election outcome, after Peter Dutton matched the government’s $7.2bn pledge and vowed to ban the militant union.
Minister: End of CFMEU tax will save Cairns Hospital project
State Health Minister Tim Nicholls has promised ending Labor’s “sweetheart deal” with the CFMEU will “save” the stalled Cairns Hospital expansion project.
CFMEU okay to spit, swear, strike, ‘I’m going to f**king get you’
CFMEU members who find themselves in danger on Queensland worksites may be able to spit, swear, threaten or strike their attacker.
Tens of millions: Labor’s warning as infrastructure contracts torn up
Labor claims the jettisoning of contracts struck under the CFMEU’s “sweetheart deal” could have unintended consequences for taxpayers.
Multimillion-dollar tenders torn up as ‘CFMEU tax’ scrapped
Tenders for construction projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been torn up by bureaucrats after the government axed what it labels the CFMEU building tax.
Workers sacked as BPIC changes spark construction chaos
Construction workers have been sacked days before Christmas after the state government tore up a tender to upgrade a Qld hospital.
‘LNP has achieved more in 100 days than Labor did in 10 years’
The “CFMEU building tax” may be gone but it lingers large in the construction industry and with Queenslanders. HAVE YOUR SAY
‘Rotten culture’: Big move against crooks
An Australian state will overhaul its labour hire practices in an effort to stamp out crime and the “rotten culture” in the construction industry.
‘Rotten culture’: Allan govt’s final report into scandal-plagued CFMEU
The Victorian government’s labour hire rules will be overhauled and a new independent company reporting system set up to help weed out corruption in the construction sector following the release of the government’s final report into the CFMEU.
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