Union boss Michael O’Connor will face an election challenge as part of infighting in the CFMMEU.
The union,which counts more than 100,000 members and has been a major player in the Labor party,has been riven by internal battles since 2019.
John Setka takes aim at his opponents within the CFMMEU,the federal government,federal Labor’s leadership and the ACTU ahead of a crucial vote for his union.
Two CFMEU officials who were allegedly bashed at a Hawthorn East construction site in June last year have refused to co-operate with Victoria Police and WorkSafe investigators.
Some senior figures in the union movement feel the ad,from the construction and electrical trades unions,is counterproductive.
Christy Cain's move solidifies control of one of the nation's largest and most powerful unions in a faction with poor ties within large sections of the Labor Party.
A new statutory definition of casual employment is among several measures designed to bring more certainty to the workforce.
The veteran union boss has withdrawn his mining and energy division from the scandal-plagued national body until at least March.
Recently resigned CFMMEU national secretary Michael O'Connor has won an appeal to stop John Setka and others from poaching members of his division.
A national split in the peak construction and mining union is set to deepen on Friday as a division chief at the powerful CFMEU rejects a bid to name a new leader.
One of the country’s most powerful union leaders will step down today as head of the CFMMEU after a war of attrition that has split the union.