00:00Rallying cries filling city streets.
00:15Building industry unionists around the country walked off the job this morning, leaving their
00:19work sites.
00:23Members of the wider union movement joining CFMEU members protesting against the government's
00:28intervention.
00:29Elbow brought us all here, elbow sold us all out.
00:33We are here to support the CFMEU and the struggle they're in, united as one.
00:40The nationwide strike was in response to the sacking of nearly 300 CFMEU construction officials
00:46and the appointment of an administrator.
00:49All sparked by allegations of corruption and criminal infiltration inside the union's construction
00:54arm.
00:55We said that administration was anti-democratic, we said that administration was not in the
01:00best interest of our members.
01:01We're going to campaign for the absolute destruction of the Australian Labor Party in this country.
01:10The government is not for turning and nor is the Australian public.
01:15They want to see this industry cleaned up.
01:19The crowd here in Melbourne is immense and while people have been acting calmly today
01:24there is a very clear undertone of anger at what those rallying say is government interference
01:29in the union movement.
01:31It was by far the largest rally, police estimating up to 50,000 people.
01:36Thousands also turning out in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and even in smaller
01:42centres all with a similar message.
01:49Employers have been warned they're required to dock at least four hours of pay from a
01:53legal striker.
01:54If there is unprotected industrial action then there are consequences for that.
02:00But those on the streets returned with their own warning.
02:04Good luck in the next election.
02:05Simmering tensions that continue to build.
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