Ex-CFMEU official ‘should face prosecution’ over $3m transfer
Corruption buster’s explosive report recommends legal action against four former CFMEU officials.
Corruption buster’s explosive report recommends legal action against four former CFMEU officials.
The former Queensland CFMEU secretary has attacked the administrator charged with cleaning up the union.
The investigation will target employers as well as former union officials.
Union welcomes the findings of a 409-page report on Labor’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation, but employers slam the review as a ‘whitewash’.
Employers say companies rarely use lockout provisions as it ultimately hurt the business and penalised the workforce.
The 2152 current and former staff were underpaid their award entitlements over an eight-year period.
Seven hundred workers have walked off the job due to serious safety concerns.
ACTU secretary Sally McManus is pressing the Albanese government to change the federal workplace laws to ban employers from locking out workers.
Enforcement of right of entry permits by employers is generally associated with the militant CFMEU, but McDonald’s is forcing delegates to get ROE permits to talk to young workers.
Bosses say the retail, hospitality and fast food sector will be exposed if unions force McDonald’s into making a multi-employer deal. The ACTU disagrees.
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