Federal workplace minister Tony Burke has asked for advice on the extent of powers following claims of criminal links within construction division of union
All options are on the table when it comes to tackling allegations of links between the construction union and organised crime, the federal workplace relations minister says.
“The extent of the criminal elements that have been there, I find absolutely abhorrent,” Burke told ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday when referencing a Nine newspaper report detailing the allegations.Read more “I will effectively look at three things: the advice on the extent of my powers, the allegations as they are revealed and, finally, the extent to which the union itself acts immediately and effectively. If they don’t, I will.”
Asked if he was seriously considering deregistering the union if it was within his powers, he replied: “If that’s what needs to be done.”
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