John Setka steps down as CFMEU boss

Controversial union heavyweight John Setka has resigned effective immediately.
The outgoing CFMEU secretary blames the media for his decision to step down from the top job but claims he is doing it to protect members.
This comes after a raft of explosive allegations from Nine Newspapers were put to him and the Victorian CFMEU.

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

About time, he is a corrupt thug.

[@noneofyourbusiness5433]

Ummm you do understand that those are standard traits for unioin officials.....right?

[@kellyduncan4810]

​@@noneofyourbusiness5433Umm you do understand that he is a corrupt thug. That does not belong in that position. Maybe if you own a business you might understand We plus the business next door have had dealing with this thug. If you think it's fine this thug using stand over tactics to force you to join there union if you think it's fine thug uses intimidation on office staff and other employees and stop trucks and deliveries coming and going from. The business and trying to close business down and getting major threats from this thug This thug and his mates got so bad with there behaviour police had to he called in to get them taken away. Was just not ours and neighbours business it was other business also getting effected if you think that is exceptable behaviour 5hen you are no better than this thug and his mates

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

So was the former Premier Daniel Andrews...

[@todafett5865]

Poor little thug

[@Christoph1888]

Trade unions being a front for Crime who would have thought

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@Christoph1888 Na. Just the mafia members within the unions.

[@lylehooper6986]

Good, now can we get rid of the CMFEU too?

[@Americaisgreat1-w3f]

Construction, forestry, maritime employees union

[@baddaddy8718]

@@Americaisgreat1-w3fthat forced us to take the shot…..bet he was paid handsomely for screwing every member over like he did. We were all forced into the shot of AZ, which was banned in Australia as a POISON! F the CFMEU!

[@ThorstenWernicke]

Way overpaid dumb labourers. Why go to school kids200000 for holdingasighn😅😅😅😅 😅

[@adods9824]

No one who cares about hard working men and women would want that. Only a lazy greedy white collar manager, boss, or shareholder would ...

[@Americaisgreat1-w3f]

@@lylehooper6986 I agree. I think Union's should be outlawed world wide!! I was a member of one once, and they did nothing for me when I found myself in a hostile work environment. The union rep told me she was there to protect the contract not the employees. F**k the unions!! A waste of money!!

[@JimmyVargas-kv7ii]

Destroyed his own workers during Covid

[@helen9289]

sold them down the river for his 30 pieces of silver backed by his buddy Dan

[@newmageo9179]

One of the worst thugs the State of Victoria has seen. With his buddy Chairman Dan and Dan's protege (now Premier) they have financially broken the State.

[@arthurvas3840]

@@newmageo9179 its all over for the lot of them karma is catching up with them

[@briancoombe3533]

Quits now that the heat is on. Another crook in Victoria. Dan Andrews mate. Says it all.

[@francesfalla1473]

Both him and andrews are cowards

[@iliketowatchsowhat]

@@briancoombe3533 I fully endorse this message

[@iliketowatchsowhat]

@@francesfalla1473 I fully endorse this message

[@Retiredroamers]

Great news for Australian workers, no more having to pay for the arse when he smashes up businesses . Good riddance.

[@crestcutter2729]

He'll be sweet remember when he sold the members down the river with the covid shot?? I wonder how much he's pay-off was?

[@WeveGotBush]

$20million

[@oldbloke204]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-jr1hp9wj9p]

What a rat 🐀 hey

[@georgekordis4268]

The money this grub and his grub mate Dan have made has been phenomenal...

[@Kiwigeo8339]

@MarkHardstaff-p6i his source is Murdoch Media....the world's most impartial and least politically aligned media empire.

[@bearfooting3964]

A thug running for cover.

[@jaxia-eu6jf]

If they were fake he wouldnt be quitting.

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@jaxia-eu6jf Had to. Its bringing in the government to investigate all of the members within the union.

[@jaxia-eu6jf]

@@franciscovillanueva5417 the gov will do stuff all. And as i said if the allegations are fake then theres no need to quit

[@georgekordis4268]

​​@@jaxia-eu6jfcorrect the gruberment is part of the club...

[@lorrainevanvliet9930]

THE government had no problems receiving the millions in donations from the unions, their just as corrupt as the Unions.

[@darcyjane1704]

He'll be parachuted into a safe Labor seat no doubt & will be in parliament before too long.

[@francesfalla1473]

And Albo trying so hard to condemn him but he couldn't do it.

[@antidepressant11]

And they call Dutton a thug.

[@arclux]

He will just be replaced by another crim. Probably still controlling the grift from the behind the scenes.

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@arclux Of course baby. Now that the government got the spotlight on the union. The government will be checking all members. Starting from the top to the very bottom. So naturally the mafia will be in the shadows this time. taking care of business as usual. They wont be letting go of this union. The same when Jimmy Hoffa try to retake over the Teamsters union. In that one Jimmy Hoffa wasn't so lucky in retaking the Teamsters union.

[@toptaz15]

Just like "Dan the Corrupt Man" is still doing right now. Still slowly destroying Victoria from the side lines. The w⚓ should be in jail,,, with all the other corrupt grubs.

[@Jimboken1]

He's sick of being questioned about his thuggery and illegal activities? What's new?

[@mikehansell7262]

Must be something big about to go down if this Rat is leaving the ship!

[@user-gm4tx2rm1i]

The only thing Setka is sick of is he has been found out to be a thug.

[@avemaria2546]

And we are so sick of all our bloody criminals

[@hidupsehat5205]

He’s Cleary dodgey

[@henrymancini3750]

Pauline Hanson's going to have a new character in her awesome series of cartoons soon.

[@SuperModelLexi]

Wonder what he is hiding 🤔

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@SuperModelLexi Mafia baby. Mafia.

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@SuperModelLexi Mafia baby. Mafia.

[@iliketowatchsowhat]

With his mate Andrews.

[@Anthony-rz6uw]

an awful lot and its gonna come out

[@lulurosenkrantz3720]

Never done an honest days work in his life .

[@kevinmoor6408]

The rats must have ratted on each other. I'm sure the MSM will reveal the payout and pension details.

[@traceysettree6371]

yep, SWEET!

[@nolier]

A legend in his own lunchbox

[@binks7988]

Made himself rich on the backs of the worker. Yet the sheep keep paying

[@simoncarroll-we3hg]

They make you join on some jobs

[@binks7988]

@@simoncarroll-we3hg they'd soon have something to worry about if they tried that on me.

[@simoncarroll-we3hg]

@@binks7988 they don’t care mate !!! I argued for a month with them and the head contractor ( Mirvac) about freedom of association , and they all told me not to work then , 1600$ dollars later I had a cfmeu sticker on my hard hat and was permitted to work on that job !!!! Victoria is the worst for this bullshit

[@ozzypete7225]

@@simoncarroll-we3hg you have the option. they don't force you. You can refuse the job. Ultimately the choice is yours

[@aaronmartin2472]

@@simoncarroll-we3hgbig enough sites will make you pay the $550 6 month fee as soon as you walk on

[@Pedroaghyu]

Why isn’t he in jail

[@rudydokter5273]

what he did in the name of industrial disputes is appalling. once they start looking into him he will not be as popular as he believes he is.

[@peterjames174]

why Victoria has such a big debt cfmeu, Daniel Andrews big builds.

[@ShirleyYAJOKIN-cx3ro]

No jab no unity.

[@kermitthehermit9588]

The tattoos 😂🤣 What an absolute flog

[@michaelconnolly4382]

Retiring to his mansion and huge super thanks to the gullible union members (and back handers from labor and their cohort)who paid over the top wages for this thug.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Is that the house next to Albo on Sydney harbour next to the Oprah house

[@corrineloves9047]

Brilliant

[@mikenguyen5071]

Let’s go Brandon FJB

[@mikeau4723]

Best news I’ve heard , good riddance to the snake 🐍. Absolute joke how he lasted so long! Corruption was his middle name!

[@sheeriew]

Another rat deserting the sinking ship. Turncoat getting out before the pitchforks come out.

[@andrewbowers_]

I would not be too quick to celebrate Setka’s departure. Union heavyweights are master manipulators. They understand politics better than the majority of politicians.

[@georgekordis4268]

Well they do work side by side.

[@georgekordis4268]

Well they do work side by side....

[@veredictum4503]

Quit the union? Soon he will run for MP or Senator or PM in the Labor Party. And get in! The real answer is to dismantle that union. And dismantle the Labor Party as well - they are all ex-unionists running the country. And unions only know how to strike, not build businesses. Aussies should know what construction of roads, rail, buildings cost in other countries. About 1/4 the cost, and done in 1/3 the time. Look at the videos of China building a new hospital from flat ground, during covid, in 7 days. And a railway station in 2 days.

[@Kiwigeo8339]

Yeah we can be like China...and use slave labour on our big projects.

[@PK51X]

What a grub. He’s getting out now, trying to run away from what’s coming.

[@geoffperkins8796]

Albo will make him a federal Minister for Labor relations.

[@MickAngelhere]

Unions are meant to ensure that workers are not exploited in any way shape or form. Sadly the union bosses got greedy for power , if he really was interested in his members welfare, we would not be seeing the shoddy work in the construction industry

[@dwill7405]

Cfmeu sells the most drugs in Australia. It's made up of crims and bikes.

[@petermaver8466]

Just curious in man hating Victoria how he got away with beating his lawyer wife?

[@SuperModelLexi]

Oh dear… abuse of power… wow…. Hope the building industry will get better 💁🏻‍♀️

[@kaosthecosmicreviewer1055]

AND honestly, nothing of value was lost.

[@Lost_on_stage_again]

He should be off to join Jimmy Hoffa.

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@Lost_on_stage_again Na baby. Its more like. The mafia will disappear in the shadows and tie up lose ends.

[@adods9824]

Again, jimmy Hoffa ...​@@franciscovillanueva5417

[@user-im9ju4hx8s]

Not enough concrete.

[@franciscovillanueva5417]

@@user-im9ju4hx8s That's unless " they " the mafia go old school. Concrete the feet. Dip in the ocean. Just like in the movie Dick Tracey Someone's dirty and they need a bath. " splash "

[@judefernandez827]

The concrete is not 100% pure 😂

[@astonmcleod5344]

Setka, andrews, and the current girl, the biggest bunch of scabs to victorians.

[@latrobe15]

Bet there are some sudden fires somewhere

[@user-ce9gm7fq6m]

Don’t know or care what the allegations are,IM STEPPING DOWN .You know you have been caught with you pants down.You with your mate Dan should be in jail for your thuggery 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@MarkCorbo-fz4lr]

The truth will set him free straight to a 6 by 12..

[@willmorgan365]

Oh, he is so considerate. Worried about the smear on the union and its members. 😅

[@joanking5594]

That ship sailed long ago!!

[@pauleramo3382]

Fires every where . But union sites have no tobacco shops YET

[@BigBopper-zm1kf]

Word on the docks is a massive offshore bank account was the carrot

[@nigelmorgan3449]

You wouldn’t work in a iron lung even if your life depended on it

[@WeveGotBush]

Now he will be relaxing at his beach house property thank's to Dan while the plebes will be working in the heat and cold.

[@aaronmartin2472]

At the end of the day work is work, the conditions are great to work in. Have to make a living somehow

[@WeveGotBush]

@@aaronmartin2472 My comment was not to disrespect the working people,It was meant that this guy was in it for his own financial gain and interests.

[@user-zb3bc3ou1e]

He represents the building industry so why mafia tactics holding people to ransom despicable behaviour

[@Jimjam482]

He’s been called out in the senate parliament discussions last week it was glorious

[@arthurvas3840]

About bloody time he was and is corrupt

[@arthurvas3840]

He took bribes from his boyfriend Andrews now Andrews is nowhere to be seen

[@omgitsabloodyandroid5161]

How many millions has he accrued?

[@thethinkingman9338]

There will be another criminal to fill his shoes…and Labor will shine them real good.

[@kimbo3068]

Another One Who Copped a "Notice of Liability"! same as Dan , The Chook in Qld & Mc Gowan!

[@patrickdonnelly7909]

This guy is a born liar. Blind Freddie can see it.

[@pauleasther]

This list of comments will look good in his Linkedin profile

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Another snout in Trough

[@Talktothehand.253]

Good Riddance!

[@andrewmc679]

Standing down but full kick backs still flowing

[@CC-uq4hu]

That’s great😂what a dodge covid Danny hunny

[@newman653]

His back door shenanigans have caught up with him.

[@glennbarton8265]

Hes a bloody criminal

[@thegoochinc5359]

Is it possible Victoria can be more corrupt?

[@billy77511]

They got the goods on him! I wonder what evidence they have.

[@rosariodagosto6484]

I. Dont. Trust. Him. 😊

[@paulw7404]

He's getting out of Dodge before its too late. Like a rat jumping from a sinking ship.

[@colonelklink9911]

Was he pushed like daddy?

[@pm4630]

0 fks here, how come it took so long. Imagine the brown paper bags.

[@pauleramo3382]

Say hello to jimmy .

[@adods9824]

Hoffa, in case anyone's wondering

[@mick9371]

I love these good news stories

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

Organised crime runs deep in Australia. Like an Octopus all the way to the top.

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

I thought it was impossible to leave the mafia?

[@gstar1309]

Corrupt stand over merchant.. The full investigation and supporting evidence about to start will put him in jail

[@Brett-gb7tf]

Getting out before the shit hits the fan

[@louisebb4183]

Maybe is time to arrest him!

[@satiricgames2129]

My brotber will be hsppy he is a plumber he has a hate hate relationship

[@RA-dx3rl]

60 minutes a must watch this weekend!

[@TheSarcasticEngineer]

Stepping down after allegations? You're protecting something or someone bigger than you. You don't want people getting too close.

[@robertproietti-ricci6403]

crimminal

[@johnkauppi7078]

Well well, I wonder what he has been up to?

[@Anthony-rz6uw]

this is gonna be a hell of a movie... they are as corrupt as they come....

[@peglux]

Any money from super funds paid to these unions?

[@pt6944]

Put him in Jail. Another Proclaim Chairman gone just like your mate Chairman Dan.

[@darrylwhitley877]

Well this is a step forward for Australia. If it was monopoly this extremist would have gone straight to jail

[@donkinzett3961]

About time

[@mfield3831]

He probably got threatened by another heavy hitter

[@ozzypete7225]

He's totally innocent apparently, even though he used outlaw bikers as his personal security when his members turned on him

[@jack12343]

McGowan gone, Andrews gone, Palachook gone, and now Setka. What are they all scared of?

[@judefernandez827]

But I thought dodgy dan was Catholic . Just like hitler was too 😂

[@gregoryray9920]

@@jack12343 Responsibility, something none of them will ever take

[@robdowsing3361]

Not another victim😂

[@user-eo4xd4qt6r]

In Brazil is It afflicion

[@stevepetty3458]

I need time to process this and deal with it - yep ---- dealt with

[@user-eo4xd4qt6r]

Aid me please help me please

[@patrickhill8639]

So they are allegations but he won't defend himself? Coward.

[@hans2020]

Wonder who Albo's new boss will be?

[@elenawalker3746]

Like he won't be front man in the public eye but I'm sure he'll be calling the shots in the backrooms.