CFMEU faces major shake-up as timber workers vote on exit

CFMEU faces major shake-up as timber workers vote on exit

Friday 28 Feb 2025

Hundreds of timber workers in the Snowy Valleys region are set to participate in a secret ballot on whether to leave the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and form a separate entity, the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU).

The ballot, overseen by the Australian Electoral Commission, will be held from 24 February to 14 April.

According to Alison Rudman, Secretary of the NSW District of the CFMEU’s Manufacturing Division, the move reflects growing dissatisfaction among timber workers with their current union affiliation. “Our members have been clear—they want out of the CFMEU and are pleased to be voting ‘YES’ to becoming the TFTU,” Rudman said.

She pointed to concerns among timber workers in areas such as Tumut and Tumbarumba over the association with the CFMEU’s Construction Division, which has faced significant public scrutiny.

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Source: Australian Manufacturing

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