The police and the CFMEU

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:30 pm

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Protests and fights breaking out in the city, no cops to break it up. Oh that’s right, it’s just the Union so they can do as they please. I’m guessing the recruits who graduated on Friday can’t shove CFMEU members to the ground as easily as old ladies so they’ll leave them be.

1 rule for the Andrew’s government’s supporters, another for the rest.

Post by **David** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:52 pm

Dunno, Andrews doesn't seem that happy about it:

https://www.news.com.au/national/politi ... 2e98094193

I do suspect police have been treating these scheduled anti-lockdown protests as double-underlined major events with neon flashing lights on their calendars, and that that explains some of the over-policing and heavy-handedness we've seen (as a case in point, a story like this wouldn't have been out of place at the BLM protests in the US last year: https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 58sx7.html). So it's entirely likely that this intra-CFMEU protest flew under the radar and that the differing response had nothing to do with Andrews not wanting to upset the tradies, or whatever.

But news is only just coming in about this now, so it will be interesting to compare numbers, etc.

(More detailed article here, for people who have the keys to the Herald Sun paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/coronaviru ... ff5f1a7d7c)

Post by **Dark Beanie** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:57 pm

They can chase numbats down the backstreets who throw bottles at their heads though.

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:03 pm

They’d have crates thrown at them if they actually showed up to this protest!!!

https://twitter.com/goodfoodgal/status/ ... 86240?s=21

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:39 pm

Interesting scenario, seems the people were actually protesting to the CFMEU about the government mandating vaccinations in the construction industry, so it wasn't actually a CFMEU demonstration.

Setka would have been having a serious WTF moment.

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:45 pm

All there should be Automatically Sacked and people Breaking the Law should be Arrested

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:52 pm

To be fair, the cops were there and focused on maintaining the peace. Anyone breaking the law should have been arrested, yes. Unlike a protest march through the city, this was a localised protest and the protesters weren't focused on assaulting Police.

I actually LOL'd at some of the protesters calling Setka "Dan's Bitch" when the reverse has been said of Dan, yet Setka denies ever having met Andrews.

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:10 pm

Watch. This. Space.

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:14 pm

^

Yep, potential for the Construction industry to be shut down. I hope that isn't across the board as most small tradies who sub contract to the industry aren't fans or members of the CFMEU and have no time for them.

Interesting scenes and vids here https://www.news.com.au/national/politi ... 2e98094193

As an aside, the CFMEU is an amalgamation of a number of different unions, some of which are actively going through the process to withdraw from the amalgamation due to concerns over Setka.

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:44 pm

stui magpie wrote:To be fair, the cops were there and focused on maintaining the peace. Anyone breaking the law should have been arrested, yes. Unlike a protest march through the city, this was a localised protest and the protesters weren't focused on assaulting Police.

I actually LOL'd at some of the protesters calling Setka "Dan's Bitch" when the reverse has been said of Dan, yet Setka denies ever having met Andrews.

They were focused on attacking Setka and damaging the building. Then when police finally showed up they turned in the police trying to break it up.

It’s almost like police trying to break up protests results in them being targeted rather than that being peoples sole aim at the start…

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:00 pm

Bunch of mouth breathing meaty bites, they've been programmed to attack Police so once they showed up in force, said meaty bites forgot their original mission and returned to normal programming.

roar · Post by **roar** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:08 pm

Simply the crossover from the "freedom brigade" angry at being sold out by Setka.

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:16 pm

A leak. Who'd have thunk it? From The Age's blog:

Victorian government to announce two-week closure of construction industry

By Paul Sakkal

The construction industry in Victoria will be shut down for two weeks, The Age has confirmed.

Three industry and union stakeholders have been told the Andrews government will announce the closure on Monday night after a day of violent protests outside the CFMEU’s head office in Melbourne.

The announcement is expected to be made at about 7pm AEST.

Only select critical infrastructure works such as hospitals and some ongoing level crossing removal works, which require swift progress to reopen train lines, will continue during the shutdown.

And an update:

https://www.theage.com.au/national/vict ... 58t96.html

Post by **think positive** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:31 pm

eddiesmith wrote:<Split from the Coronavirus 4 - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull thread. BBMods >

Protests and fights breaking out in the city, no cops to break it up. Oh that’s right, it’s just the Union so they can do as they please. I’m guessing the recruits who graduated on Friday can’t shove CFMEU members to the ground as easily as old ladies so they’ll leave them be.

1 rule for the Andrew’s government’s supporters, another for the rest.

you really have no idea, god help anyone having to rely on you to keep them safe.

Post by **Jezza** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:33 pm

The chickens are coming home to roost for Setka and the CFMEU.

Years of employing militant tactics is coming back to bite them hard now.

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