Labor's Real Boy Band Problem
Forget Joy Division, Labor's real boy band problem is the CFMEU. The CFMEU's behaviour is a distraction from the off-stage problem: the government's refusal to review its IR legislation to ensure this behaviour is outlawed from the outset.
Labor prime ministers always need a "bad boy" union band like the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). A notable example is when a Labor prime minister had the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) deregistered, and its leader, Norm Gallagher, jailed.
How very courageous of Bob Hawke, the former ACTU president.
No further evidence of a sensible Labor government was required to stoke investor confidence, although there is no doubt the move to enterprise bargaining confirmed the rightness of Labor's cause.
Author's summary: Labor faces issues with the CFMEU union.
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