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THERMONUCLEAR: National Union of Workers state scrap plan in turmoil
The proposal to scrap the smaller state branches of the National Union of Workers has ran into a serious legal hurdle.
Despite succeeding with a national ballot to scrap the WA, SA and Queensland branches earlier in the year, the Industrial Registrar has reportedly refused the bid by union national secretary Charlie Donnelly to press ahead with the rules changes that would give effect to the ballot.
The option is still open to Donnelly to pursue the issue on appeal to the Federal Court but some believe that unlikely given the emphatic rejection by the Registrar.
Half a million dollars has already been spent on getting the proposal approved and the state branches effected continue to oppose it, as could be expected.
The issue of the scrapping of the state branches is sure to be a live issue in the looming union national elections next year, with Donnelly facing a big push from the smaller but feisty NSW branch and their smaller state allies.
Legal insiders have expressed surprise at the Registrar’s decision although they say the national office’s approach to the issue was radical, pressing on without the consent of the state branches or the approval of the membership in each state. Interestingly the decision makes it clear that wasn’t the issue, it was the “oppressive” nature of the rules change in terms of its impact on the state branches which were to be scrapped without having much say in the operation of the General branch that was to replace them.
Perhaps this means the national office could press on with the rules change but only if they left the existing WA, SA and Queensland officials in charge of the general branch. And we cannot imagine Charlie Donnelly wanting that at all, especially now.
So it’s either back to the drawing board or off to court. No wonder Charlie’s been keen to delegate ALP political issues to his wily liege Antony Thow, the secretary of the Victorian branch of the union. He’s got a lot on his plate.
The Industrial Registrar’s decision is available here[pdf]
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HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry was that National Union of Wankers?
We used to call them ’stackers and wackers’ With good reason!
Nice one Errol Flynn Donnelly. You’ve really outdone yourself this time.
Everything you touch, you fuck.
Freaking funny! Can you believe it! All CD’s carry on – I have now joined another union – one that knows what is important – its members and not these stupid internal battles. All because CD and DB have borken up
Ah Charlie….is your arse stinging?????
Hey Charlie – pay back the members money you wasted you dumb f#@K
Does anyone know a good knife sharpener??? I know a back I want to stab……
hey Thowy….mate…I was only joking…it was all Charlie’s idea…he made he go ahead with it…he forced me man, it was him …all him!!!
Charlie, what happened?
Is there anyone with a job for a burnt out LUCRF WORKER looking for a job?
Charlie, where’s my job you promised? I’m way to talented to be stuck in a call centre forever.
Guess all the Vics doing the rounds at interstate sites will have to pack the BBQ up and get the hell out of Dodge – read the current rules tools!
Fancy telling members the rules were about to go through only for it to all fall in a steaming heap of Charlie mess.
Talk about cart for the horse, hey CD.
QLD Unionist and Labor2aT, my heart bleeds for you, f3*#wits.
If Charlie is a man of honour he would fall on his sword now and take his little mate Tim with him.
Greg Sword better watch out Charlie may be looking for a job and has already stabbed him in the back once.
I thought the job of a Union National Secretary was to unite the States and the members.
This dickhead has completely done the reverse.
Then again, I suppose we do live in the age of self-interest.
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas: that’s the stupidest thing I have ever read….whats your point..? I forget.
Labor Unity Insider,you sound like you either slap the salami to often or you’ve had one to many group-sex sessions with your L.U mates.
Who cares about the nuw? It looks like the guys that run its national office are completely retarded. Ever hear about crossing your tee and doting your eyes? Idiots.
you now have to go charlie and take tim, doug and anton with you
having the numbers is not good enough
you and your team have waisted enough of members money and should be accountable
you have a call centre at you desposal to run a poll and you choose not to and your idea was rejected by each state….. what part of the bells and whistles didnt you guys hear
do everyone a favour and FUCK OFF
casper
Hey Chuck, get stuffed.
donnelly you are the cock up of all cock ups you wont be wasting any more of my money for crap like this i will be resigning today.
I hear all the west aus members resigned can someone confirm this for me,if so chuckie should piss off and take his numb nut mates with him.
What will Donnelly do now? Will he take the decision to court to appeal it? If so, how much more money will that cost? The kitty must be emptying out at the NUW.
What fantastic leadership unions have…..have a national ballot before you suss out if the results can actually be legally binding. Good one fellas…you are all geniuses.
Charlie’s arse muscles must be severely twitching.
I’ve got the cure.
Shut up and f#@k off all you QLD and NSW bastards.
The poor old NUW obviously needs a new general secretary if its to get out of the poop.
This story suggests that half a million dollars has been spent on this ridiculous idea. My sources say that figure is closer to 1.5 million.All of that wasted money and Donnelly is still no closer to achieving what he want’s.
This idiot just does’nt get it.
lets all vote for godfrey,theres a mouse in the house.
Go Godfrey!!!!!
He couldn’t do any worse than the f**kwit there now!
charlie one last suck before you go.long live godfrey.
ouch
Reading about Donnelly has done over the past few months, one would have to wonder if he is the full quid. He seems to be stumbling from one disaster to another.
If he isn’t buggering up the ALP he’s butt-banging his own union.
The guy needs a holiday or something.
Does this mean the NUW branch structure stays as it was before their referendum? How much did the whole process cost the members fo the union? I’m amazed that Charlie Donnelly hasnt resigned. He must have a hide as thick as a elephant.
what and replace him with the goose who supposedly in charge of the vic branch who himself has delivered nothing but losses in members and money…how about the retard who runs the central branch,,it just keeps getting better doesn’t it!
Clipposaurus and misfit, you are both 100% correct.
Donnelly,Kennedy and Thow, the 3 ambitious,anxious dwarfs are still trying to grill the whale.
meanwhile who’s minding the members money certainly not chas and the vics,keep spending fellas then the taj mahal will crumble.then sword might have to be the shining light with the members super,its a roulette wheel of corrupt ambitious ‘arseholes.
yeah stinks dun it.
vote for me in the senate,and watch me bring you all down the cesspit,forget the union money forget your rights as a worker,and dont bother me with you democratic principles. eff you all….love thowey.
it was all thows ideas that put us in the shit,so to get rid of his stench we farmed him out to the alp.now where can we send chuckie babe,hey cossie have you got any vacancies in north queensland.