Organised crime boss George Alex boasted the CFMEU deemed his firms “untouchable” on building sites because union officials needed their “kickers”,according to police surveillance.
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.
Documents reveal the detailed allegations made against Michael O’Connor by the regulator,which is seeking to remove the union boss from the board of First Super.
The life-threatening incident at Brisbane’s Centenary Bridge site has thrown a spotlight on the safety of Queensland projects.
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.