CFMEU members will have to raise more than $1.9 million over three years to pay the salary of the government-appointed administrator tasked with reforming the union. Angry union bosses have denounced the takeover as an attack on workers and members. Government-appointed administrator and attorney Mark Irving will receive a compensation package of $643,640 per year.
The administration is hoping for a better week in the Senate as it looks to push through important bills.
A senior minister said the Albanian government was “close to reaching an agreement” with the coalition on the CFMEU law. The bill would force the troubled union to accept a government-appointed administrator to investigate the situation following damning reports of corruption, bribery and bullying in the construction industry.
There is uncertainty over what penalties CFMEU officials face and when the union will be taken over by an external administrator as laws to enforce the rules stall. Business groups are calling on the opposition and the Greens to immediately pass legislation giving the minister the power to appoint an administrator for the CFMEU's construction … Read more
The Western Australian branch of the militant construction union could be caught up in new laws that allow for tougher action against the CFMEU. The construction industry is calling on politicians to pass the laws quickly, but the coalition and the Greens have signaled that they are not yet satisfied with the legislation.
One of the most powerful figures in the CFMEU's New South Wales branch has resigned following bribery allegations. CFMEU NSW Deputy Secretary Michael Greenfield announced on Monday evening that he would be resigning from his post with immediate effect.
Construction employers and construction union representatives found to have committed misconduct will face the full force of the law, said Labor Minister Murray Watt. The minister is preparing for imminent crackdown on the CFMEU's construction division, with a bill due to be introduced in Parliament on Monday giving him the power to place the division … Read more
Labor has hit out at the Liberals over their initiative against the CFMEU, saying the opposition must either accept or keep quiet about so far unsubstantiated allegations of criminality in the WA branch of the embattled union.