Aug 14, 2026 – 5.16pmOne of Ben Carroll’s first pieces of legislation as Victorian premier would effectively wipe out a prominent left-wing rival to the dominant retail union, leading to accusations he is returning factional favours after winning the Labor leadership.The Carroll government this week introduced surprise amendments to incorporated association laws that it touted would get rid of right-wing “red unions”, which claim to represent tens of thousands of teachers and nurses.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Carroll accused of factional favours over ‘red union’ bill
Critics say Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is ‘doing the bidding’ of his backers by proposing new laws that would give government the power to approve unions.
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