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Court fines CFMEU $85,500 for coercion

In a long-running ABCC prosecution, the Federal Court has fined the CFMEU (construction and general division) $75,500 and former organiser Bob Mates $10,000 for coercing a labour-hire company formed when a related firm went into liquidation to re-hire three workers.

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