When Labor PM Anthony Albanese seized control of Australia’s construction union, he claimed to be acting in union members’ interests. But leaked documents show that Labor’s handpicked administrators are paying themselves a fortune — with union members’ money.
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    2 months ago

    Interesting read. Couple of snippets:

    Labor’s legislation means that a democratically elected workplace delegate with no ties whatsoever to organized crime can now be legally and permanently forbidden from taking official part in any industrial negotiation.

    and…

    when the minister for employment and workplace relations is making decisions about the CFMEU administration, they are “not required to observe any requirements of the natural justice hearing rule.” Labor’s legislation also protects the CFMEU administrators from possible future civil action.