Anthony Albanese would not comment on whether John Setka should step down.Credit:Wolter Peeters
Mr Albanese,who has previously called out the union leader's alleged intimidating behaviour,joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions in maintaining silence over Mr Setka's future.
Coalition figures in Victoria have called for the union to sack Mr Setka or for him to step down,in comments echoed privately by state Labor sources andpublicly by feminist writer Jane Gilmore.