Dozens of workers fined for walkout over CFMEU flags Share Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union members have been fined a total of $112,000 for striking in protest against a builder that took down union flags on site. The Federal Circuit Court handed down penalties of $1750 each for 64 construction workers at Icon’s luxury apartment project in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley after the building industry watchdog took them to court over the unlawful industrial action. The flying of CFMEU flags has been a controversial issue for the industry. Luis Enrique Ascui However, the fines are just a fraction of the $42,000 maximum that was introduced by the Coalition at the time to deter the militant union and which tripled the previous maximum of $14,000.