CFMEU worksite 'reign of terror' must end: contractors

Concerns about the CFMEU were raised for years but fell on deaf ears, the contractors body says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Complaints about the CFMEU's "reign of terror" have been raised for years with the Queensland government but fell on deaf ears, a construction body says.

The Queensland Major Contractors Association says it is now time for the state government to take action amid a crackdown on the union, accusing it of bullying and standover tactics.