Victoria CPSU Withholds Labor Endorsement Over Job Cuts, $1.2bn Consultant Spend

Victoria's Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) will not endorse Labor in the November state election, citing public service job cuts and $1.2bn spent on consultants, which it frames as 'privatisation by stealth'. This marks a notable break in union-Labor relations, with several other unions also withholding support or campaigning against the Carroll government. The move signals potential electoral risk for Labor in a traditionally union-aligned base, though the electoral impact remains uncertain.

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