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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30:  Construction workers march past the Myer Emporium site during the Grocon Rally and March on April 30, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) organised the  protest calling for building giant Grocon to improve its safety standards.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Militant union racks up court fines

A MILITANT Victorian building union racked up more than $1.1 million in court fines last year, as it has emerged the state leads the country in illegal building activity.

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Webb Dock picket line continues today. Monday, December 11. 2017. Picture: David Crosling

Setka banned from $100m wharf picket

UNION hard man John Setka and other CFMEU members have been banned from picketing at Melbourne’s wharf. It comes after revelations the sacked wharfie at the centre of the picket has bikie links and is one of Toby Mitchell’s closest pals.

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BCM. 14/6/16. CCC public hearing as part of Operation Belcarra. Witness  Michael Ravbar.

CFMEU pressured company to sign EBA: Court

CFMEU state boss Michael Ravbar allegedly ordered underlings to stop machinery from working on projects worth a combined $1.9 billion because the company that owned it didn’t have a union agreement.

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Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) President Gerardine (Ged) Kearney at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Ms Kearney will be urging parliamentarians to stand with working people after the Fair Work Commission ruled Sunday penalty rates for retail, hospitality and fast food workers should be cut. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

CFMEU ‘provoked’ into rape threats

UNION head Ged Kearney has sensationally claimed it is a mining giant’s fault that CFMEU protesters are making threats, as it has emerged a young girl has been labelled a “f—ing whore” on social media because her family has refused to strike.

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