ACTU had ‘no idea’ of CFMEU allegations, Sally McManus says as Labor executive meets to decide next step
by Amy Remeikis from World news | The Guardian on (#6P9ZR)
The Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary says she and the union leadership will do what's necessary' with the CFMEU but it could take years
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The union boss Sally McManus says it could take years to restore the CFMEU after allegations of criminal elements within the union's construction arm.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary said they had no idea" of the union's alleged infiltration and said she and the union leadership would do what's necessary" with the CFMEU.
After an administrator is appointed, and there's new elections and a new leadership, there's proper processes put in place to make sure that's the case, we'll want to satisfy ourselves, so we'll interrogate that," she said.