NSW Labor Moves to Suspend CFMEU From Party

Published on July 16, 2024

The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is set for yet another shake-up after New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns moved to suspend the group from the Labor party. Mr. Minns and NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookey penned a joint letter to the NSW Labor Party secretary general following corruption allegations against the CFMEU. They requested swift and necessary steps to suspend the CFMEU’s construction and general divisions and for a halt to affiliation with the party or donations. On July 17, the premier and treasurer called revelations of misconduct among the CFMEU “appalling.” “There is absolutely no tolerance for criminal or corrupt behaviour in the building industry, in unions or anywhere for that matter,” they said in a joint statement....

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