Labor leaders have spoken out against the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) Victorian-Tasmanian secretary John Setka over calls for the AFL umpire chief to be sacked after strong backlash from the Coalition.
Labor leaders have finally spoken out on CFMEU leader John Setka ’s threats against the AFL after the Prime Minister was labelled"weak and insipid".Labor leaders have spoken out against the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union Victorian-Tasmanian secretary John Setka over calls for the AFL umpire chief to be sacked
Backlash arose after Mr Setka demanded the AFL sack its chief umpire Stephen McBurney. Picture: Stuart McEvoy/The Australian. When questioned on Thursday if he believed Mr Setka should give up on his campaign against the AFL, Mr Albanese replied: “Yes, it's … just common sense.” "As a rule of thumb, if you want to win over the Australian people, don't start attacking the AFL," Mr Burke said on Thursday before voicing his bewilderment at the situation.
Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash labelled the union boss’ comments “thuggery and intimidation” and lashed out at the PM on Wednesday.
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