What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)
- Written by David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
CFMMEU workers protest on September 6, demanding the abolition of the federal government's Australian Building and Construction Commission.AAP/Dan Himbrechts
Since Malcolm Turnbull was ousted as prime minister, we have seen a renewed focus by the federal government on targeting union officials.
The latest, and also most enduring, target is the...