Tue Sep 21, 2021 – 4:33 pm EDTTue Sep 21, 2021 – 5:13 pm EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — Blue collar workers revolted against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Australia’s state of Victoria.
On Tuesday, thousands of construction workers rallied in state capital Melbourne’s central business district (CBD) to protest mandatory vaccinations as a condition of employment. Following the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) boss John Setka’s declaration that he had approved the government’s mandates, construction workers became violent and stormed the CFMEU headquarters.
After storming the union offices, protesters fortified themselves in Melbourne CBD and Parliament House, and shut down the West Gate Freeway.
This protest erupted after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ extended lockdowns by two weeks for the construction industry, causing irreparable damage to Victorian families and businesses.The CFMEU were quick to blame the “rioting” on “neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremist groups”, claiming extremists had infiltrated the protest movement. However, live footage of the protests shows protesters from diverse racial backgrounds wearing official CFMEU shirts to prove their association.
Look at all those far-right neo-Nazis at the #CFMEU rally today. Just disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/a6BbzRZTrv
— Gideon Rozner (@GideonCRozner) September 21, 2021
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