Union Workers Protest CFMEU Administration in Nationwide Rallies

The workplace relations minister urges peaceful protest.

Tens of thousands of workers march after walking off work sites in protest against the forced administration of the construction arm of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 27, 2024. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of union workers took to the streets on Sept. 18 in the second protest rally against the CFMEU reforms passed last month.

Reports indicate that over 10,000 people gathered at Trades Hall in Melbourne before marching down LaTrobe Street, closing the major thoroughfare and causing tram disruptions.