Major builders and developers say union power is driving up the cost of housing and infrastructure projects, and they don’t want more trouble on their sites.
The country’s biggest builders and developers say the CFMEU’s grip on the construction sector has sent costs skyrocketing and damaged productivity, yet they remain reluctant to speak out publicly, fearing retaliation from the militant union.
“We’re exposed industrially everywhere. Every builder is the same. Builders have got no power at all. All we want is a fair and reasonable relationship.”The Fair Work Ombudsman has been asked to review Another senior executive at a national construction company said: “Queensland is the most militant part of the CFMEU. It has never been great, but has got worse. The union has an absolute stranglehold on the industry.”
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