Fair Work nominates independent administrator to CFMEU amid criminal allegations against union
by Benita Kolovos, Amy Remeikis and Australian Associ from on (#6PP3K)
Commission proposes Mark Irving, of the Victorian bar, after allegations of criminal misconduct and bikie links against union's construction arm
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The federal government says it will steamroll the Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) to accept an independent administrator if it ignores a court application.
The minister for workplace relations, Murray Watt, backed the legal submission by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), saying this is the strongest action ever taken by a government against an Australian union or employer group".
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