CFMEU scandal: Why union is being probed for criminal ties

[@Christoph1888]

Behaviour facilitated by the labour party for decades because you benefit from it. you've just been found out

[@robinbanks610]

50 years in the construction industry and I can promise you corruption, collusion and kickbacks were goin on when I was an apprentice and nothings changed😉

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

💯 country wide corruption regarding unions, remember Fitzgerald enquiry. No change at all.

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

Exactly They want to go after him for an envelope.... Those envelopes fill suitcases that go to labour traitors

[@cliffecliffe8358]

Yeah believe it

[@jibba0202]

100%

[@robinbanks610]

@@jibba0202 you know it😉

[@Bud-m1e]

The same people reporting on this allowed it to flourish over the years

[@Aaron-n4d]

Nothing new was happening when I was in the tile trade 30 years ago

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Why is the labor party getting so upset the union owns the labor party and the union pulls Albos chain and yep Albo jumps It’s been like that since there good mate Bob Hawk became prime minister. How do politicians become multimillionaires It’s called the brown paper bag method

[@pontiacssholden2032]

Wouldn't it be interesting to see the politicians bank balances to see how they came across their"easy" money

[@81carrerasc]

Nige, you got the last bit wrong old buddy .......... people BECOME politicians SO they can BECOME millionaires .........

[@amraceway]

@@pontiacssholden2032 The Liberal Party sat on their hands despite a multi million dollar two year enquiry into the CFMEU.

[@shauntaylor9503]

@@amraceway because the Labor and the greens party blocked the recommendations.

[@blip98]

Members should to seek a class action to have fees refunded from the first time stamped evidence of criminal activity was collected. Unions are no longer operating with paying members interests criminal activity voids any rights to collect fees!

[@MrBoranup]

Australian corruption, politicians, union hierarchy, banking and retail CEO's, nepotism in superannuation, other top appointments the list goes on and the taxpayer is asked to fund it.

[@lloydsingline340]

That's pretty well it.

[@rob6543]

Your got zero respect for the people premier ‘ you new and Andrews ran you should resign premier Alan because you’re hands are dirty,

[@kalidesu]

She is only acting now because something went very sour, I wonder what it was? 🤔

[@MrBoranup]

dont forget albo

[@louisebb4183]

Haven’t she seen when her buddy Andrews was colluding with Setka ? Jacinta Allan should go .

[@YvonneCrean]

That woman is involved like Andrews. Us Victorians have known about this for nigh on 20years. Who built Andrews house when he knocked his old one down???

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

What's the address

[@tonyd3027]

Your fault Jacinta, you and your mates allowed this to happen knowing exactly what was happening. You should be sacked immediately you are part of the problem

[@tyvs-x6l]

They have allways been criminals.

[@kalidesu]

Running meth with bikes, stand over tactics with members. BLF, BLF never changes. Only the name.

[@themarkofglass]

I'm in the CFMEU. Are you calling me a criminal. You're a joke.

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

Bikers and drugs are the low end of the criminality of labour and the union. We're talking about muliti billion dollar infrastructure projects.

[@testicool013]

@@themarkofglassyes we are

[@GenZedsMother]

@@alreadybanned-pe6seFalse. Have a look at our recent sewage plant statistics. We give these gangs ten billion a year, tax free. They use the construction industry to wash the funds. Australia is 2nd in the world next to the US for “.motivational medicine” consumption. Definitely not a low end issue. It’s out of control.

[@leroylindblom2513]

Who's investigating the government???

[@Jack-r2v9b]

The government investigates the government

[@pontiacssholden2032]

Anyone who can be bought and cover their tracks

[@lloydsingline340]

Isn't that the job of Victorian ICAC?

[@lnk3503]

Of course, labor is all criminals.

[@phillipknight-t4s]

This was rampant when she was the minister and in charge of all state construction

[@aphaseelec]

Tradies have known this for decades. It was there when i started in 2010. You would see bikies on all the jobs, mick hawi commancheros boss ran all the scaffolding jobs around sydney melb. This shit is a joke to all the honest tradies.

[@Wombat-y7t]

Why is this a shock? The national crime commission spoke about this 20 years ago.

[@lloydsingline340]

I don't think it's a shock.Remember the Peter Baldwin case all those years ago.

[@tombruncker7013]

Good ol Labour Party digging themselves a hole as always

[@lloydsingline340]

It's LABOR, party formed out of Shearers Strike, 1917. In the UK it is LABOUR, dictionary spelling.

[@daverossendell2960]

Thuggish, like dangerdans leadership.

[@craigrs61]

Was the CFMEU involved in the toppling of the former Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and the appointment of the current Premier? Was the current Premier of Queensland, Steven Miles, involved in any way in the negotiations between the state government and the CFMEU on an industrial agreement which allowed massive pay rises and insane working conditions for CFMEU members on Queensland Government building projects?

[@alistairgrant9705]

Victorian Government needs to be included in this investigation We have lost a huge amount of our taxes to criminals on the big build Get a spine Jacinta and do the right thing for our state

[@Bushhooks]

Follow the money

[@MatthewSwift-xc8sn]

Note the ABC 9 and 7 don't allow comments

[@robdowsing3361]

How come Labor have known about this behaviour for years ,they have done nothing about it

[@doallwell1]

If Union is innocent, then have nothing to be concerned about...

[@thurston905]

But labor happy to collect donations from cfmeu and refuse to refund.

[@michellee8369]

No secret here come on even the cfmeu logo looks like a 1% MC rocker and its operated very similar full of junket pop ups and layers of protection to suit

[@ThomasThurbon]

Johnny has run away.. Because he has nothing to hide. Maybe he will go on a holiday overseas.. Well that's where they go don't they?

[@scottlarson6068]

Unbelievable how these public figures and politicians are hiding behind words when everyone knows how corruption was ripe. Labour should be shut down as well. How about a prime minister that looks after Australia and Australians. Wouldn't that be something

[@mixalis6168]

Wow, took them forever to find out, something thats been going on for decades

[@johndavies4498]

Why is this only happening now

[@StuTheDon17]

Because journalists from 3 media outlets got together and did an investigative report on the whole thing. Now the cat is out of the bag, these politicians start talking.

[@birtlee2078]

The far left Albo, Jacinta Allan and Tony Burke should be forced to RESIGN!

[@johnmcmahon7068]

Spot on.

[@barryandjenny1]

Jacinta Allan should stand down.. Helped wrecked this once great state, she is not part of the solution she is compliant to the problem. Shameful, inept, and a liar. STAND DOWN.

[@MB-ym5wl]

The hot water has been discovered 🤣🤣

[@phawkins-mi5pc]

Setka is a proper criminal. That's ok I am too but the toe cutters are coming. You can't get that high off the hog and expect no come back

[@lambsypte4482]

The union has not worked for the workers for a long time , all they do is funnel money into the labour party.

[@AlphGen]

another Painters and Dockers scenario - time for all unions to be called to heel and a much stronger management and independent monitoring and actual financial control

[@TJAUS]

The Victorian Government and Anthony found out now???????? Hahahah, it's the best joke I have ever heard.

[@solar1Aus]

His members have been cond.. Full inquiry into them .. full stop.. Was cmu involved with albo?.. Cmu cond the ambulance services into believing thing will change.. they were cond...

[@evanhi450]

Royal Commission!

[@Nae395]

BREAKING NEWS. SAMSONITE have just released the very special edition Setka range. Optional texta artwork performed by Johnny boy himself.

[@17_73]

While there at it investigate the labour party.

[@simonbarry1886]

Who would have thought the CFMEU was corrupt 😅

[@Bob-v8b3i]

If you Look like a Criminal, Act like a Criminal, you ARE a Criminal……..The Victorian Laboour

[@Bob-v8b3i]

The Victorian Labor Government have been in Cahoots with these Crooks for years.

[@dmm8658]

Secret bank accounts.

[@noneedtoknow6098]

Simply because they are criminals !!!

[@Wombat-y7t]

so Jacinta only acts….when she’s been caught out…..

[@robsmith6087]

Go get 'em Jacinta !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kalidesu]

Is this like History repeating like the BLF and Hawke?! Jacinta is part of the problem that she consented too grow.

[@abcdef8915]

Sounds like an episode of Narcos

[@bengurion5285]

It never was

[@John-d8p1u]

Blame Dan he knew this was coming and decided to jump,shop,early

[@81carrerasc]

What on earth do you expect, Setka learnt from the best grifter, Norm Gallagher ........... beach house ......... remember ?

[@Jim-i4j]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👎

[@Bigsoot7393]

Finally might be able to get some work done now if they scrap the unions

[@cliffecliffe8358]

Bully

[@Jack-r2v9b]

The majority of them lol

[@pt6944]

Funny its coming from her...😅😅😅

[@DieterZimmermann-yf4le]

Albosleezys money pit 😅

[@themarkofglass]

The only way my mortgage gets paid is from union run jobs. Without the union you watch your house prices drop. You won't have superannuation and youll realise too late that this is all nonsense. The CFMEU keeps Australia afloat. Anyone that disagrees doesn't work for a living.

[@joegoedhart1259]

What a load of rubbish. I have negotiated my own wages with bosses and builders my whole life. Unions are protection rackets.

[@Comatosedpeanut]

@@joegoedhart1259lucky you. You assume everyone’s in a position to negotiate their wage.

[@amraceway]

@@joegoedhart1259 Protecting workers from exploitation.

[@joegoedhart1259]

@@amraceway Exploiting the workers.

[@amraceway]

@@joegoedhart1259 What by getting an eight hour day, holiday and sick pay plus award wages? Yeah, right on little one.

[@RenettaBurnside-u7i]

Gosh can't people have friends

[@timmiller508]

lol

[@virginiaperkins2252]

Pot /Kettle … And at least the CFMEU were the last rats to jump the sinking SS Minow. For that I think I owe Mr Setka 🫡.

[@MichaelKing-e1g]

Hardly news😮

[@shauntaylor9503]

Grubs