Union Workers Protest CFMEU Administration in Nationwide Rallies

Thousands of union workers took to the streets on Sept. 18 in the second protest rally against the CFMEU reforms passed last month. Reports indicate that over 10,000 people gathered at Trades Hall in Melbourne before marching down LaTrobe Street, closing the major thoroughfare and causing tram disruptions. In Sydney, an estimated 8,000 protesters assembled at Belmore Park at 11 a.m., and another 4,000 were reported in Brisbane. A similar rally was organised across Australia on Aug. 27 in opposition to the new bill that put the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) under administration Protestors chanted slogans like “union strong” and wore merchandise displaying messages such as “God forgives, but the CFMEU doesn’t.”...