The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) has withdrawn from its amalgamation with the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU). The Mining and Energy Union is a new registered organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. The certificate of registration was signed on 1 December 2023.
The General Manager of the Fair Work Commission is required to send a written statement to each affected member of the new organisation advising that they are now a member of the MEU.
Emails, SMS messages and hard copy letters are being sent to affected members. Any members who have clicked on a link in an email or a text message and were brought to this article can be assured that it was a genuine communication from the Fair Work Commission advising them of this change, as required by the Registered Organisations Act.
The CFMMEU’s name has now changed to the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union and will revert to using its original acronym of CFMEU.
Members of the MEU can access information about their union, including its rules, on the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) page on our website.
Historic lodgments from the former Mining and Energy Division, including rule changes, annual returns, disclosure statements, elections and financial reports, can be found on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) page on our website.
Members of the CFMEU can continue to access these documents about their union from the same page, as well as an updated copy of the CFMEU’s rulebook.