CFMEU in contempt of court over Grocon blockade at Melbourne Emporium site - ABC Local

Updated May 24, 2013 11:52:56

The Supreme Court of Victoria has found Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) in contempt of court for its blockade of a Grocon building site in Melbourne's CBD.

Legal action was taken by the construction giant when the union continued its protest outside the Myer Emporium site despite a court injunction in August last year.

The blockade involved violent clashes with police.

The union was also found to have breached court orders when it blocked access of a truck to a second Grocon building site in Footscray.

Penalties to be imposed against the union are yet to be decided.

Topics: unions, antisocial-behaviour, building-and-construction, courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000

First posted May 24, 2013 11:13:16