Victoria’s building industry is facing a potential shutdown that would put more pressure on Big Build projects.
Tens of thousands of workers downed tools in Melbourne and Sydney to rally in support of the CFMEU again on Wednesday.
The CFMEU administrator has detailed how he will combat corruption in the building sector,revealing he would seek to force bikies out who hold influential roles in the troubled union.
“We’re hoping to win,but this is a political campaign,” former Queensland secretary Michael Ravbar told a large Brisbane rally on Tuesday.
The barrister tasked with investigating allegations against the CFMEU has released scathing findings about the union.
Appointed to help the administrator restore order to the union’s Victorian branch,Grahame McCulloch has instead resigned.
The administrator of the trouble-plagued CFMEU has nominated three directors to the $94 billion superannuation fund Cbus.
An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.
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.