Construction workers Melbourne at the offices of The Construction Union
Things are heating up! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gHc9aFpOvV
— Red Edge 72 (@RedEdge722) September 20, 2021
In a follow up to Friday’s imaginative protest against mandatory vaccinations in Melbourne, construction workers have been protesting all morning outside the CMFEU’s office in Elizabeth Street.
Melbourne city outside the @cfmeuvic buildings and not one of their union leaders has come out to address the protest all morning?!? Odd??#mandatoryjab #CovidVictoria @andrewbogut @CraigKellyMP @_davidlimbrick pic.twitter.com/h34GPWlTuX
— Matt Lawson (@matt_lawson09) September 20, 2021
Rather than backing up the rights of its workers to not be forcibly injected with experimental and dangerous vaccines, the CFMEU has toed the government line on mandatory vaccinations. As such it is actively threatening the livelihood of its members.
Melbourne Pro Choice Construction Rally it’s on Fire pic.twitter.com/l8QrxK8bVd
— (@risemelbourne) September 20, 2021
The workers have made their feelings clear in no uncertain terms on the matter.
CFMEU Head Office in Melbourne
Go you good thing!! 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/4WZFhd3TVs— Sarah Ashlee (@Sarah77414568) September 20, 2021
Liberal Democrat MP David Limerick is there in support.
Tellingly, no Labor MP’s are present, although Union boss John Setka did eventually show his face.
Then this happened.
Chaotic scenes at CFMEU protest today. Full footage on Facebook by @therealrukshan. https://t.co/ZSfG5FtAMG pic.twitter.com/zFDD8GfgKu
— Suzan Delibasic (@suzandelibasic) September 20, 2021
On Friday, tradies held smoko on tables in the middle of Melbourne’s busy streets. They have been given until 11:59 pm this Thursday to get their first jab or face dismissal.
Health workers in NSW are facing a mandatory jab ultimatum, and there are calls for the same in South Australia.
While regular protests against vaccine passports, and police brutality against peaceful protesters has garnered a lot of headlines, the decisions of individual workers, if there are enough of them, to risk their livelihoods in order to remain free and pureblooded could wield a greater influence over government policy.
