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Union thug John Setka and his CFMEU cronies are the beneficiaries, but are not the cause of our fractured industrial relations system. It's a sham system that not only fails to block corrupt unions like the CFMEU, but seems to support them. How else could regular workplace thuggery be tolerated? Why else could the intimidation flourish? How else could taxpayers be gouged billions extra for vital public works? Could it be because of a cosy relationship with the top-tier building firms who win all the lucrative jobs, the industry groups like the Master Builders' Association, and the unions...

Advertisement One of controversial union boss John Setka's closest allies has quit his roles in preparation for taking on the top job in the mega-union representing 150,000 construction, forestry, maritime, mining and energy workers. Militant Maritime Union of Australia president Christy Cain resigned from that role and as the union's West Australian state secretary at a meeting in December before his planned ascension to national secretary of the CFMMEU. Christy Cain has been hailed by union allies as "effectively the national secretary-elect of the CFMMEU". Credit:Philip Gostelow Mr Cain's ...

The construction industry watchdog is trying to ban the display of the Eureka flag, which has symbolised Australian unions for 142 years. Building giant Lendlease has challenged the Australian Building and Construction Commission's ban on the Eureka flag and posters supporting controversial union leader John Setka on commonwealth-funded buildings. Lendlease argued in the Federal Court that union insignia should only be banned if it implied union membership is anything but voluntary.  The Eureka flag was created in the 1850s by gold miners and used at the Eureka Stockade. Since 1878 it has b...

It involves a number of “reforms” that clearly increase profits for business and attack conditions and pay for workers, particularly those in casual and insecure work — the very workers hit hardest by the COVID-19 lockdowns and those most likely to have been essential workers during that time. The first bill was carried easily, with the full support of the Australian Labor Party. The second will face greater challenges as it was not even discussed with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and it ignores the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT). The Socialist Alliance believes that bo...

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Bill 2020 removes a legal barrier that prevents union divisions from demerging outside of the current five years after they have amalgamated. The legislation was initiated at meetings between Tony Maher, the former CFMMEU national president, and federal Attorney General Christian Porter. The Conversation on December 10 predicted that next year, “Maher’s mining division will be heading out of the CFMMEU; the manufacturing division may follow”. If Grattan is right, it will herald the end of the 144,000-s...