Two weeks after taking on the toughest job of his life,Mark Irving says the union’s problems are worse than have been publicly reported.
Victoria Police says it has looked into 20 allegations of criminal activity within the CFMEU,with one investigation under way,a man charged and another assessment ongoing.
“I think unity is one of the most important things … you’ve got to sit down and talk with them to take them back,” former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty said.
The notorious construction boss lost his bid to stay out of jail after a judge ordered a warrant for his arrest as extraordinary revelations of juror misconduct emerged.
The notorious underworld figure has been ordered to attend court despite his “conscientious injector” doctor telling the court that jail was “a terrible idea”.
A large union has vowed to quit the ACTU as the CFMEU crisis exposes rifts over the treatment of the embattled union.
Joel Shackleton has been charged over threats caught on video on a large publicly funded project.
A rally appearance by the former CFMEU boss is a challenge to federal and state governments as they attempt to reshape the troubled union.
Former CFMEU national president Jade Ingham said the union had been stolen from its members under “un-Australian” laws he would fight to overturn.
Secret police recordings helped unravel George Alex’s sprawling and corrupt labour hire empire.
An investigation found that while harassment allegations against secretary Mem Suleyman were unfounded,the Transport Workers’ Union’s state branch had “significant operational and cultural problems”.