Aussie Corruption Probe Calls for Greater Union Oversight
- Royal Commission makes 79 recommendations on union governance
- Former union officials referred for possible criminal charges
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A government-appointed inquiry into Australia’s labor unions found widespread misconduct by officials and recommended an independent regulator be set up to help clean up the movement.
In its final report released Wednesday, the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption said it had uncovered multiple examples of union funds being misused, and cited blackmail, bribery and threats of violence as crimes potentially committed by officials. It made 79 recommendations for change.