Exclusive: Dozens of cases in question as doomed union watchdog told to wind down | AngusGthompson
Almost 40 federal prosecutions could be shelved as the federal government warns the union-hunting construction watchdog to “significantly” wind down its operations to avoid wasting taxpayers’ money.
The union’s national construction division secretary Dave Noonan said the case marked the latest “in a series of false allegations against the union that have fallen apart in court”.Another ongoing matter, in which union members were accused of threatening workers crossing a waterfront picket line in Fremantle with death, prompted maritime division WA secretary Will Tracey to allege the watchdog was “compulsively bringing cases without evidence or justification”.
The Federal Court in March upheld the commission’s pursuit of the union and builder Lendlease for flying the Eureka flag on worksites, in an appeal decision that is now the subject of further appeal. The Coalition’s industrial relations spokeswoman, Michaelia Cash, said Burke needed to explain what would happen to the dozens of live cases.
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