The CFMEU is a progessive, militant and class struggle based trade union. It is also a rank and file focussed union that believes its responsibility is to build unionism in the workplace and to encourage workers to participate in the day to day affairs of the organisation. The CFMEU is a union which seeks to educate its membership and make them aware of the broader political forces that impact them at work and affect other aspects of their lives. We are a union that fights to build a better and fairer society.
The CFMEU has offices in all capital cities in Australia and in many major regional centres. The union has around 120,000 members and employs around 400 full time staff and officials.
The Principal Officers of the CFMEU comprise of the following:
National Secretary: John Sutton
National President: Tony Maher
Assistant National Secretary: Dave Noonan
Assistant National Secretary: Michael O'Connor
In between meetings of the National Conference and the National Executive the body responsible for the management of the union is the National Executive Committee (NEC).
The composition of the NEC is -
| John Sutton | Andrew Ferguson | Michael O'Connor |
| Dave Noonan | Martin Kingham | Jane Calvert |
| Tom Watson | Tony Maher | Leo Skourdoumbis |
| Albert Littler | Andrew Vickers | |
| Kevin Reynolds | Peter Murray |
The membership of the CFMEU is allocated across 3 Divisions of the Union. These are:
