Five mining union officials will face Federal Court over alleged abusive conduct at a Central Queensland mine. The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union of Australia. The ombudsman alleged breaches of workplace laws occurred at the Oaky North underground coal mine, northwest of Emerald, between July 2017 and December 2017. It is alleged that the CFMMEU and each of the five officials contravened the Fair Work Act by engaging in, encouraging, inciting, directing or authorising abusive conduct that amounted to adverse action and coercion during an industrial dispute at the mine. During the dispute, CFMMEU members at the mine took protected industrial action, including stoppages of work, and in response, the mine operator locked members out of the mine.
CFMMEU officials face court over alleged abuse at CQ mine
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CFMMEU officials face court over alleged abuse at CQ mine
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Fair Work Watchdog takes CFMMEU to court over alleged abuse during 6-month industrial dispute
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The union at the centre of one of the longest lockouts in Australian industrial relations history is being taken to court over alleged abusive conduct towards workers who refused to down tools in central Queensland.
Key points:
The Fair Work Ombudsman alleged the CFMMEU and five of its officials encouraged or engaged in abuse
The incident occurred during an industrial dispute in 2017 at Oaky North Mine
The CFMMEU faces maximum penalties of up to $63,000 for an infringement