The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is in crisis. Amid the headlines and allegations of standover tactics, thuggery and kickbacks, the construction division of the union has been placed in administration.
The peak body for unions, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has also resolved to suspend the construction arm of the CFMEU.
Some have welcomed the union’s overhaul, and the resignation of Victorian Branch Secretary John Setka, as a good thing for women in the sector.
