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‘Not some misogynist pig’: Union chief John Setka defends accusations of sexism – Sydney Morning Herald
Leaked tapes show that much of a national executive meeting of the CFMMEU on Friday was taken up with debate over a resolution on misogyny.
The union has been badly split since detailed leaks from a June 2019 national executive meeting where The Age and Herald revealed Mr Setka said the work of anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty had led to men having fewer rights. Mr Setka disputed some of the reported detail.
Since then Mr Setka has pursued those in his own union whom he believed were behind the leaks or who failed in his mind to offer him sufficient support. That includes the unions national secretary Michael OConnor w…
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