- In short: The Albanese government will introduce legislation giving members of the manufacturing division of the CFMEU an opportunity to split from the union.
- While not expressly linked to Victorian CFMEU secretary John Setka’s campaign against the AFL, it follows criticism of his threats to the league.
- What’s next?: The bill will be presented to parliament in the next few weeks.
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The Federal government will introduce legislation to parliament paving the way for a potential split in the CFMEU, which could further fuel tensions between Labor and some of the union’s vocal top brass.
The move comes a week after CFMEU Victorian secretary John Setka launched a campaign against the AFL, criticising the league for hiring the former boss of the now defunct building watchdog as its head of umpiring.
It also follows demands from Independent senator Jacqui Lambie earlier this year for the government and the Greens to support female members of the CFMEU, and allow them to vote to hive off their branches of the union over concerns around attitudes to women.
“We will provide the opportunity for members of the manufacturing division to vote on their future, because the status quo is dysfunctional and cannot continue,” Mr Burke said in a statement.
In 2019 then federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese tore up Mr Setka’s membership of the Labor party after a series of scandals, including regarding his alleged behaviour towards women.
The federal opposition had accused the prime minister of being weak in his response to the latest saga fuelled by Mr Setka, and had promised its own bill to break up the CFMEU prior to news of Labor’s plans being revealed on Tuesday night.
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