Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is the largest union in construction, forestry, maritime, textile, clothing and footwear production. The CFMEU is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Labor Party.
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria |
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Members | 137,795 (as at 31 December 2022) |
National Secretary | Christy Cain |
Key people | Paddy Crumlin (MUA National Divisional Secretary) Zach Smith (C&G National Divisional Secretary) Michael O'Connor (Manufacturing National Divisional Secretary) |
| Affiliations | ACTU, ALP |
| Website | www |
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The CFMEU has offices in all capital cities in Australia and in many major regional centres with the national office of the union being in Melbourne. Before the 2018 merger, the CFMEU had an estimated 120,000 members and employed around 400 full-time staff and officials.
In March 2018, a two-year long process ended resulting in a merger between the old CFMEU, the Maritime Union of Australia and the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia. The new CFMEU had a membership of approximately 144,000, 1% of the Australian workforce, with combined assets of $310 million and annual revenue of approximately $146 million.