Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
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Nov 3, 2026
Tom ElliottHOST
Steph says, I can't see us ever really finding out the reason the government wants the train to go by sunshine.
Tom ElliottHOST
Steph says, I've no doubt in my mind it's all linked to the CFMEU.
Tom ElliottHOST
I would hope not.
Tom ElliottHOST
I mean, we are having a Royal Commission instigated by the Carroll Government, it must be said, into potential corrupt activities within the CFMEU and other bodies.
Tom ElliottHOST
And the idea that they would get the CFMEU on board for this airport rail link, which goes via Sunshine, I think is terrible.
Tom ElliottHOST
Barry wants to know, would a Coalition One Nation government be any worse than the mob that we currently have in power here? Well, Barry, that's a very good question.
Tom ElliottHOST
And we're going to speak to Cos Samaras in about half an hour's time.
38 MINS LATER
Tom ElliottHOST
It is 7 past 10.
Andrew BraggGUEST
Then you've got the construction code and the red tape.
Andrew BraggGUEST
Then you've got no access to skilled labour because the CFMEU run the migration scheme under labour.
Andrew BraggGUEST
So those four factors alone give you a housing nightmare.
Andrew BraggGUEST
And so when you look at the trajectory and what really matters in life is is the trajectory, right? Whatever you're trying to achieve.
Clancy OverellHOST
But it was a bit too macho.
Clancy OverellHOST
It was a bit too macho for your resin jewellery mums getting on stage with the CFMEU and being – you know, being a Greenslander...
Clancy OverellHOST
Became
Charles CroucherGUEST
too bro-y, which is the El Sayed charge as well.
speaker_5HOST
The sun's out, the beers are flowing, and everyone's enjoying the 50th anniversary of the Concrete Gang.
speaker_6HOST
Yeah, yeah, it seems that the powers that be are shining gratefully on the CFMEU.
speaker_6HOST
Yeah.
speaker_5HOST
God's a big fan of the CFMEU.
speaker_5HOST
He's told us so, you know? But, nah, look, it's a great experience down here.
speaker_5HOST
It's great when working-class people come together.
speaker_6HOST
important is it that the concrete gang have reached 50 years?
speaker_7GUEST
Oh, it's an amazing achievement actually.
Bruce MountainGUEST
I think the current government, I think organised labour is a factor.
Bruce MountainGUEST
There's a lot of very lucrative CFMEU and ETU jobs on this, so I think that will be affecting the disposition of the current government.
Bruce MountainGUEST
I think in the case of the coalition, I don't think they've figured out the escape clause on this for themselves.
Bruce MountainGUEST
Agus Taylor has said when he was minister, it was a six billion project.
Sam WallmanGUEST
across the country because there were solidarity strikes, basically.
Sam WallmanGUEST
So it was the union, the construction workers union was called the Builders Laborers Federation, which went on to become the CFMEU.
Sam WallmanGUEST
And they'd been taken over by a rank and file group of everyday workers, construction workers, got the reins of the union, got to work democratizing it, improving it, giving it more integrity, more teeth.
Sam WallmanGUEST
And then once they sort of civilized the industry and improved the wages and conditions and the safety, Once they got all that sort of on lock and a good degree of control of the site, they started thinking, well, what else could we start fighting for? And then, yeah, democratically, they started linking up with other social movements and responding to calls from activists across civic society that were asking construction workers not to work on construction or demolition projects that had a negative social or environmental consequence.
29 MINS LATER
Sam WallmanGUEST
Yeah, and I think almost every...
Sam WallmanGUEST
Like, Jeff Sparrow was laughing because he's like, everyone says they love Mundy and Joe Owens and Bob Pringle and the BLF now.
Sam WallmanGUEST
But at the time, it was the same as the CFMEU.
Sam WallmanGUEST
Everyone hated these people.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Britain and France complete the Channel under the English Channel in 1990.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Well, if it had been an Australian project and the CFMEU had been involved, they'd still be digging, I would think.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Dolly Parton releases her debut single with Porter Wagner.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Could
Jacqui FelgateHOST
I understand what you're trying to say and you're right.
Jacqui FelgateHOST
And we did just get a message from Peter who said, teachers are not rorting the system, the CFMEU and the criminals on the big build are rorting the system.
Jacqui FelgateHOST
Why isn't the government focusing on them? A very good point.
Jacqui FelgateHOST
News headlines now with Steph.
Wamba LaCurtisHOST
With a new offer now promised, we believe the reasonable thing to do is give the government the opportunity to deliver it, the union's ACT branch president, Angela Baru, said.
Wamba LaCurtisHOST
May's Stephen Smith had earlier told ABC Radio Conversations with the CFMEU had been really constructive and the government was also close to putting their enterprise agreement to a ballot.
Wamba LaCurtisHOST
The only deal the government has finalized so far is with Legislative Assembly staff.
Wamba LaCurtisHOST
who backed an offer that includes vastly improved redundancy provisions.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Britain and France complete the Channel under the English Channel in 1990.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Well, if it had been an Australian project and the CFMEU had been involved, they'd still be digging, I would think.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Dolly Parton releases her debut single with Porter Wagner.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Could
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