“The CFMEU has no knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged assault,” CFMEU Queensland/Northern Territory secretary Michael Ravbar said.
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The union has been taking disruptive industrial action on the rail sites as part of a campaign for a new pay deal with CPB, as its southern branches have been mired in scandal, including revelations of infiltration by bikies and organised criminals, intimidation and allegations of corruption.
State LNP leader David Crisafulli on Friday repeated his claim the CFMEU was a “militant union”, saying “there’s been a protection racket run for them and Queenslanders are now seeing the result of it”.
“For the past 10 years, weak laws have enabled a gangster’s paradise when it comes to the CFMEU. The government has turned a blind eye to criminal behaviour and it must stop.
“It has to stop. Queenslanders want things to change and it won’t change unless government changes.
“If I’m given the privilege of leading the state, it won’t be because of the CFMEU. I won’t owe a thing to the CFMEU. It’ll be for working Queenslanders, mums and dads.”
