CFMEU construction arm placed into administration effective immediately, including WA and ACT branches

The construction arm of the embattled Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union has been forced into administration effective immediately, removing 270 union officers from their mostly volunteer positions and a further 11 from their paid jobs. In a statement on Friday, he said the administration would have "zero tolerance for corruption or the involvement of organised crime or criminal elements in the union". "Everyone in building and construction recognises the important role that unions play in workplaces but it's clear some within the CFMEU have lost their way." No political donations during administration Labor moved to push urgent legislation through parliament last week but it was held up by the opposition and the Greens who sought several amendments, including a guarantee the union would be banned from making political donations. CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith has previously described the move as a "targeted attack on construction workers" which undermines the union's democratic rights.