Paul,

You have the uncanny propensity to submit posts that make you look retarded. Do you actually read what I write? Where did I ever claim that the union deductions were in the registered industrial agreement? Note that the back handers to the unions were also not in the agreement.

"The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption has found that Cleanevent Australia Pty Ltd paid the Australian Workers Union (AWU) up to $25,000 per year in a deal that traded off the penalty rates of cleaners to save the company $2 million.

The 28 May article in SMH by Anna Patty and Nick Toscano also stated that Victorian state Labor MP Cesar Melhem was AWU state secretary at the time and was involved in the Cleanevent negotiations.

The Royal Commission heard that Cleanevent Australia described the $25,000 payments as ‘membership fees’ to the Victorian branch of the AWU.

‘Counsel assisting Jeremy Stoljar said Cleanevent supplied lists of names of cleaners to the AWU, without the knowledge of the cleaners and despite some of them already being members who were paying union dues,’ stated SMH.

“In some cases these persons were then entered upon the membership roll of the AWU (Vic), but these persons knew nothing of any of this,” Stoljar said."

SM, are you simply retarded yourself, or do you have a total lack of knowledge of industrial matters. What involvement have you had in industrial affairs, other than sticking your hand out to get the benefits unions obtain for workers, without putting in yourself.

The anti worker conservative government picked a stooge to front a political witch-hunt into unions. How many charges have arisen from that attempt at muck racking?

Paul,

I have worked in heavy industry for more than 3 decades in a managerial position including some negotiating with unions and my wife has an HR background including being an HR consultant for a few years. So I probably know at least as much as you.

And your answer to clear cut collusion in wage theft by the unions is to cry "fake news" in spite of the clear evidence to the contrary. A tad too much wacky weed I suspect.