Manufacturers Seek to Walk From Union Amid AFL Grudge

Published on June 19, 2024

Friction between the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and an AFL boss has helped prompt a bill being put to Parliament that would allow the manufacturing division of the CFMEU to de-merge. Victorian CFMEU boss John Setka called on the AFL to sack its umpire boss Stephen McBurney over his former role as the head of the construction watchdog the Australian Building and Construction Commission. It comes after Mr. McBurney launched numerous legal actions against the CFMEU during his tenure as construction watchdog. This had caused difficulty for construction workers, Mr. Setka claimed. The vendetta has led some to fear AFL construction projects could stall due to the disagreement....

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