The CFMEU and the MP's husband

Jackie Kelly is not the kind of person who is best friends with the Union Movement.

Anecdotes I have been told about her 1996 By-Election victory in Lindsay just seek to confirm the extent of the animosity that exists between Jackie and the Union Heavies who see her as out of place representing Outer-Western Sydney in the Federal Parliament.

Unfortunately, they seem not to fully disclose any sense of animosity which would justify the inclusion of a Nine Network Camera Crew on a Union Publicity stunt.

CFMEU NSW secretary Andrew Ferguson rejected Ms Kelly's accusation his officials were targeting her husband for political reasons. "Just because she's a member of parliament doesn't mean we shouldn't investigate safety issues on her site," he said.

I wonder what would happen if these issues were treated with honesty and integrity.