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Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union | |
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| Founded | 1992[citation needed] |
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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria |
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Members | 126,063 (as at 31 December 2023)[1] |
National Secretary | Christy Cain |
Key people | Paddy Crumlin (MUA National Divisional Secretary) Zach Smith (C&G National Divisional Secretary) Michael O'Connor (Manufacturing National Divisional Secretary) |
| Website | www |
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The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is Australia's largest union in the construction, forestry, maritime, textile, clothing and footwear production industries.
The CFMEU has offices in all capital cities in Australia and in many major regional centres with the national office of the union being in Melbourne. Before the 2018 merger, the CFMEU had an estimated 120,000 members and employed around 400 full-time staff and officials.[2]
In March 2018, a two-year long process ended resulting in a merger between the old CFMEU, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia. The new CFMEU had a membership of approximately 144,000, 1% of the Australian workforce, with combined assets of $310 million and annual revenue of approximately $146 million.[3]
In July 2024, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, 60 Minutes and the Australian Financial Review published allegations of corruption within the Construction Division of the CFMEU's Victorian Branch.[4] After the allegations were made, the CFMEU's Victorian Branch was placed under independent administration, the ACTU suspended its affiliation with the CFMEU's construction division in some states and the construction division's affiliation with some Labor state branches was suspended.[5][6]
In August 2024, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus placed all of the CFMEU's construction and general divisions under administration with around 270 officials being told to vacate their offices.[7][8]
- ^ Fair Work Commission (18 July 2024). "Membership size of registered organisations – 2024*" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Principal Officers". CFMEU. Retrieved 23 January 2018.[better source needed]
- ^ Wallis, Andrew; Chegwidden, Andrew; Chester, Marcelle (27 March 2018). ""Super Union" Merger to Bolster Union Powers". millsoakley.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
The CFMMEU now has a membership that makes up 1% of the Australian workforce (approximately 144,000 members) with combined assets of $310 million and annual revenue of approximately $146 million.
- ^ McKenzie, Parker (15 July 2024). "CFMEU Victoria implodes after allegations of criminal activity". The New Daily. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Worthington, Brett; Gould, Courtney (18 July 2024). "Labor's national executive bans donations, cuts ties to CFMEU construction division". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Maiden, Samantha (19 July 2024). "Leaked messages reveal Labor women who backed CFMEU leader John Setka after calling wife 'a dog'". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Roe, Isobel; Toomey, Jade (23 August 2024). "CFMEU construction arm placed into administration effective immediately, including WA and ACT branches". ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Furlong, Murray (23 August 2024). "Appointment of Independent Administrator, CFMEU (Construction and General Division)". Fair Work Commission (Press release). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.