The Manufacturing Division has withdrawn from its amalgamation with the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) as at 17 April 2026 to form the Timber Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU), a new registered organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the Registered Organisations Act).
The certificate of registration establishing the TFTU was signed on 17 April 2026.
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 TFTU.
Emails, SMS messages and hardcopy letters through the post are being sent to affected members. Any members who have clicked on a link via 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 legal name of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union will as a result of the withdrawal of the Manufacturing Division change to the reflect its former acronym, the 'CFMEU'. The remaining parts of the organisation will accordingly continue to be known as the CFMEU.
Members of the TFTU can access information about their new union, including its rules, on the TFTU's page on our website.
Historic lodgments from the former Manufacturing Division including rule changes, annual returns, disclosure statements, elections and financial reports can be found on the CFMEU's page on our website.
Members of 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.
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