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John Cummins (1948 – 29 August 2006) was an Australian labour leader. From 1972 onwards, Cummins was involved with the Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders Labourers Federation, better known as the B.L.F. [1]
He was the last Victorian secretary of the BLF, and then became the Federal President of the new "super-union", the CFMEU. ( Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union). He was twice jailed for contempt of court after ignoring court orders not to visit his members on building sites.
Cummins died of cancer following a year of illness. He was survived by his wife Diane and their sons, Mick and Shane.
- ^ Edwards, Ralph (5 September 2006). "Top strategist who took to the union barricades". www.theage.com.au. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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John Cummins (1948 – 29 August 2006) was an Australian labour leader. From 1972 onwards, Cummins was involved with the Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders Labourers Federation, better known as the B.L.F. [1]
He was the last Victorian secretary of the BLF, and then became the Federal President of the new "super-union", the CFMEU. ( Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union). He was twice jailed for contempt of court after ignoring court orders not to visit his members on building sites.
Cummins died of cancer following a year of illness. He was survived by his wife Diane and their sons, Mick and Shane.
- ^ Edwards, Ralph (5 September 2006). "Top strategist who took to the union barricades". www.theage.com.au. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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