CFMEU let off the hook by watchdog for ‘most serious’ threats: judge

A judge has slammed the Fair Work Ombudsman for dropping claims that an officer of the lawbreaking CFMEU union physically and financially threatened an employer, saying the “bizarre” decision put public faith in the workplace watchdog at risk.

Judge Salvatore Vasta still fined the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and its officials more than $135,000 for other “appalling” wrongdoing.