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Barbarians at the gate

11 May 2019

9:00 AM

11 May 2019

9:00 AM

Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta once described the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) as ‘the most recidivist corporate offender in Australian history’.

That assertion is well and truly backed up by the facts. The building and construction industry continues to suffer from the decades-old approach of unions who believe the law doesn’t apply to them and their deployment of a business model based on bullying and intimidation.

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