Veteran university unionist Grahame McCulloch will have to overhaul the Victorian division of the union but current national secretary Zach Smith will stay on.
A senior official at the Health Workers Union has called for the organisation to stand down its secretary Diana Asmar,warning the union’s board that the branch may be inflating memberships.
New laws to seize control of rogue union would be a picnic for lawyers,says Minister for Workplace Relations Murray Watt.
The union’s incoming administrator has pledged to root out any corrupt employers after Jacqui Lambie used parliament to air allegations of price fixing.
Labor and the Coalition put aside days of sparring to pass a bill letting an administrator clean up the disgraced construction union.
Labor is threatening the Greens with a social media offensive in marginal seats that paints MPs as puppets of disgraced CFMEU boss John Setka unless its bill is passed.
The Hakoah Club was also told that a proposed street protest could prompt involvement from pro-Palestinian activists.
The Coalition has refused to vote in favour until the bill includes a ban on political donations,while the Greens say the legislation could override the court process.
Victorian Health Workers Union secretary Diana Asmar has been stripped of her national duties pending an investigation into alleged misuse of funds.
Michael Greenfield,who is facing bribery charges,has announced his resignation – but his father,union secretary Darren Greenfield,has vowed to remain in the job.
Coalition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash has called for an inquiry into the legislation having last week called for the CFMEU to be deregistered.