Defending the right of a union to conduct its own investigations into alleged wrong-doing is beyond the pale for the political and media establishment. Jonathan Strauss looks at their attempts to take down the Greens, along with the CFMEU.
Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU)
As ACTU Secretary Sally McManus defends Labor’s new anti-CFMEU law, more unions are showing their solidarity and asking why the rule of law no longer applies to CFMEU officials. Sue Bull reports.
Greens MP for Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather, addressed the Construction Forestry, Mining Employees Union rally, telling them that the new law prevented them from due process. Video by Alex Bainbridge.
A new group — Defend the Unions – Defend the CFMEU — has been formed to force the new anti-CFMEU law to be repealed and to reinstate the sacked CFMEU officials. Mary Merkenich reports.
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Nova Sobieralski to discuss Labor's attacks on the CFMEU and the NDIS amendment bill, and talk to socialist council candidate Rachel Evans.
Tens of thousands of trade unionists took to the streets around the country to demonstrate their opposition to Labor’s new anti-Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union law.
The week Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris pledged to continue to support Israel, thousands continued to protest Labor's support for the genocide in Gaza. Isaac Nellist reports.
Labor’s new laws appointing an administrator with absolute dictatorial powers to run every branch of the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union is the most serious attack on a union in living memory, argues Sam Wainwright.
Despite claims of corruption and so-called “illegality” in the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), Labor's new laws is aimed at nobbling one of Australia's most militant unions that has managed to protect the health and safety of workers in the very dangerous construction industry.
Labor failed to pass its anti-CFMEU bill after the Coalition withdrew its support, arguing it was not strong enough. Sue Bull reports.