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A group of more than 20 trade unions have defied the Albanese government’s attempts to overhaul unions within the construction industry following allegations of corruption and criminal links made against the CFMEU earlier this year.
Yesterday afternoon, the National Building Industry Group Unions condemned the federal Labor government for placing the embattled union under administration.
If a government can legislate outcomes for one union, then all unions are at risk. A union belongs to its members. Union members and their democratically elected leaders decide the future of their union, not knee-jerk legislation.
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