CFMEU in court amid overhaul bid
The boss of the controversy-plagued construction union has attended court as the Fair Work Commission seeks to hand over the union’s reins to an independent administrator.
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The boss of the controversy-plagued construction union has attended court as the Fair Work Commission seeks to hand over the union’s reins to an independent administrator.
Some of Queensland’s biggest property developers say the “dangerous” CFMEU has sent costs skyrocketing and damaged productivity – and are living in fear for retaliation.
There’s been a fresh push to “clean up” the CFMEU’s construction division, just days after the national union watchdog launched court action.
CFMEU Qld secretary Michael Ravbar has trashed the Albanese government’s move to dismantle the union as “politically moronic”, claiming it would impact tens of thousands of workers.
The militant CFMEU has demanded work stop at the crisis-plagued West Gate Tunnel project over contaminated soil.
The state’s construction union is accused of acting illegally in Adelaide’s east, but its secretary fired back and denied the claims.
Labor’s promise to scrap the construction watchdog has come under fire after it was revealed 85 per cent of CFMMEU leaders in the division are before the courts or have been fined.
A man accused of animal cruelty after kicking a dog at a vaccine mandate protest has told a court he did so in self-defence.
An under-pressure Gold Coast construction giant is making a final desperate plea to help keep the company alive ahead of a make-or-break meeting to decide its fate.
Treasurer Rob Lucas has slammed an election poster put up by the CFMEU which depicts Premier Steven Marshall as a rat, saying it has gone too far.
CFMEU run the show in this state and one can only wonder what internal shenanigans motivated Thursday morning’s disruptive buffoonery.
The CFMEU claims a stop-work action on the West Gate Freeway, which left commuters stranded for hours, was needed because the project had put workers and public safety at risk.
The militant CFMEU could control every major construction site across the state as part of a new ‘deal’ which could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Master Builders Qld and their old mates the CFMEU have kissed and made up over the future of the $6bn industry super fund BUSSQ.
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