An inquiry has been told government officials warned a top contractor that then transport minister Jacinta Allan would not award it further work on Victoria’s major infrastructure program if it was unable to work through its issues with the CFMEU.
John Holland’s senior management told the royal commission into major construction projects in the state that Rail Projects Victoria conveyed the minister’s view as the CFMEU shut down work on a $110 million level crossing removal project at Gap Road in a bid to install union-preferred contractors.
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