Former CFMEU national president Jade Ingham said the union had been stolen from its members under “un-Australian” laws he would fight to overturn.
Staff have voted to take protected industrial action after negotiations with management over its latest pay deal hit an impasse.
Secret police recordings helped unravel George Alex’s sprawling and corrupt labour hire empire.
An investigation found that while harassment allegations against secretary Mem Suleyman were unfounded,the Transport Workers’ Union’s state branch had “significant operational and cultural problems”.
The Health Workers Union has been given an ultimatum to act on allegations against its secretary and senior officials.
Community and Public Sector Union national secretary Melissa Donnelly said the new right-to-disconnect laws align with the push for federal parliament to be a more inclusive.
Australian Nursing Federation WA state secretary Janet Reah has announced her resignation effective immediately.
The Greens present a genuine threat to the Albanese government,but a misstep this week may pose a bigger risk to themselves.
The union will redirect all funds earmarked for Labor Party donations towards fighting the Commonwealth’s takeover of the CFMEU.
Greens firebrand Max Chandler-Mather infuriated the government by backing the union’s nationwide protests.
Without the CFMEU,the construction industry would be a “dangerous place”,say unionists.