In a public letter,John Setka cited the industry's steps to limit the spread of the virus to argue it was safe to have more labourers on construction sites.
The underworld figure was called in to settle a dispute after two CFMMEU organisers were allegedly assaulted at a Hawthorn East building site.
The branch and the peak union council have had a poor relationship since last year,when John Setka was convicted for harassment.
The Victorian CFMEU and a coalition of other unions have joined forces to challenge the federal ALP's intervention in the party's Victorian branch.
Construction and mining union in danger of splitting with majority of national executive voting to call on national secretary Michael O’Connor to resign.
The branch is at odds with the country's peak union body over its role in negotiating a pay deal for fast food workers during the pandemic.
Builders want planning fast tracked but others say social housing is the answer to a coronavirus construction slump.
Controversial union boss John Setka did not breach internal rules when he'poached'more than 200 members from a rival faction,a court has found.
Union's internal warfare centres on wrangling between manufacturing and construction divisions for memberships of cabinet workers,glaziers and floor-layers.
A civil war gripping the militant construction union is set to intensify as Victorian union boss John Setka vows to “hunt down” whoever leaked disparaging comments Mr Setka made about family violence campaigner Rosie Batty.
The Tasmanian senator is pushing for changes to the government's proposed union-busting legislation to make sure the law"attacks the bad eggs".