Arabic version: طرد جون سيتكا من اتحاد CFMEU على خلفية مزاعم بشأن الأموال

According to ABC News, former Victorian CFMEU boss John Setka has been expelled from the union after facing 27 disciplinary charges under its rules. The CFMEU administration said the expulsion takes effect immediately and will last for the legal maximum term of five years.

In a statement, the administration alleged that Setka failed in his duty as union secretary and diverted $3.3 million in revenue from union merchandise and site vending machines to his companies. The release did not provide specifics of the alleged misappropriation, and ABC News said it does not suggest the claims are true.

CFMEU administrator Michael Crosby said the union would pursue Setka to recover “the millions that his company has received”. Crosby alleged that Setka had abused a position of responsibility and failed in the basic duty of a union official to put members’ interests first.

Setka rejected the allegations when contacted by ABC News, describing them as “absolute bullshit”. He said he would go to court to appeal the expulsion, calling the claims lies and defamatory. “I have never taken one dollar of union members’ money — that is an absolute lie,” he said.

The CFMEU administration said Setka did not respond to it about the allegations. He led the Victorian division of the CFMEU for several years. The union’s construction arm has been in administration since 2024 following allegations of corruption and bullying, while Setka faced court in September over an Instagram post he allegedly made attacking union administration figures.