The Labor Careerists Wrecking Australia’s Construction Union
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.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seen during Cabinet on August 28, 2023, in Perth, Australia. (Matt Jelonek / Getty Images)
Australia’s entire political establishment has turned on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). Following the “Building Bad” investigative report into alleged union links with organized crime, Anthony Albanese’s Labor government rushed legislation through parliament, effectively allowing the government to seize control of the union.
In late August, a team of government-appointed administrators took over the union. They immediately sacked hundreds of officials and organizers, and unilaterally canceled union elections and branch meetings.
In September, tens of thousands of CFMEU building workers across the country responded, walking off the job to protest the attack on their union. They were joined by thousands more members of other blue-collar unions.
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