The Greens have aligned themselves with the CFMEU as the Labor hierarchy played down the prospects of a damaging backlash.
as the Labor hierarchy played down the prospects of a damaging backlash, saying the vast majority of the movement has no sympathy for the CFMEU.
They noted the large mainstream unions that predominantly represent low-paid women, such as nurses teachers, shop assistants, early childhood educators and health workers, stayed away.“Most significant was the statement from the other unions,” noted a party official. “They showed where they stood.
Last week, when the Greens were defending the CFMEU, Labor and the opposition demanded the party reveal whether it was doing so in return for donations or other forms of political support.The administrator, Mark Irving, KC, has given a written undertaking to Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt that the CFMEU “will not engage in party politics during the administration: donations; positions at political party conferences; promotion of particular candidates”.
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