‘That’s life unfortunately’: ACTU boss details major safety changes after CFMEU fallout

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‘That’s life unfortunately’: ACTU boss details major safety changes after CFMEU fallout
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The Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sally McManus has detailed the increased security steps she has had to take after standing up to the embattled CFMEU.

The secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sally McManus has shed light on the security changes she has needed to make following fallout with the CFMEU .

The council boss has since opened up on the steps she has had to take after speaking out against the militant union. “They are, at the moment, worried that their business model has been disrupted and that doesn’t make life great for those of us who are standing up to it and unfortunately that continues to be the situation.

The CFMEU was forced into administration after bombshell allegations of corruption and thuggery in the union were published in Nine papers. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

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