00:00Michael Greenfeld, he's released a statement yesterday detailing some of those reasons.
00:05That includes, quote, weeks of sensationalised media reporting, as well as relentless government
00:11scrutiny.
00:12He says that's put a lot of pressure on his family, so he'll be stepping away in order
00:16to protect them.
00:18Now Michael Greenfeld is of course the son of CMFU boss here in New South Wales, Darren
00:23Greenfeld.
00:24Both of them have been under massive scrutiny after these nine newspaper allegations last
00:29month, detailing a lot of different allegations at the CFMEU here in New South Wales.
00:34That includes thousands of dollars accepted by the union, cash being handed over at its
00:39Sydney office in order to shore up union support.
00:42Michael Greenfeld, he's always maintained his innocence in regards to bribery allegations.
00:48He says they've been inflated and agitated, and they've undermined his rights to a presumed
00:53innocence.
00:54As you mentioned there in your opener, it has been a fraught time at the union.
01:00A video obtained by the ABC shows some abusive tactics being undertaken at a Brisbane worksite.
01:06One former contractor who now works in the mental health space, Grant Fuller, he's also
01:10spoken out about some of those experiences of assault, threats and abuse.
01:15Some members of the construction branch reportedly telling him they would end his career if he
01:20spoke to regulators.
01:22Unsurprisingly, the government isn't happy with what's happening at the CFMEU.
01:25We know that they stopped donations at both the federal and state level last month.
01:31They're also looking to put in an administrator with laws coming into parliament this week.
01:36Here in New South Wales as well, Chris Minns, the Premier, has been putting pressure on
01:40both Greenfeld men to step down after they've been under that scrutiny.
01:45We heard a bit earlier from the federal workplace minister, Murray Watt, he said he'd like to
01:49see Darren Greenfeld step down as well, speaking a little bit earlier this morning about what
01:54changes he'd like to see at the union.
01:58If our scheme of administration can be appointed through this legislation, then it would enable
02:03a much wider reform of the CFMEU construction division and remove a number of office bearers
02:09and officials from the union who've been causing trouble and criminality and violence and thuggery
02:14for far too long.
02:19So the government looking to bring in that law this week in order to bring in an administrator
02:23after the union didn't consent in time to put in an administrator themselves.
02:29We've also heard from the crossbench on this, Green Senator Sarah Hanson-Young also is keen
02:34to see change at the union.
02:35However, she does want to see the legislation debated properly first.
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