Union demanded barbecues every Friday for workers

Key points

• A site manager has told a Brisbane inquiry about a confrontation with a union delegate at the Cross River Rail Project. Justin Bishop said delegate Richie Atutolu, of the CFMEU, demanded barbecues every Friday for workers, and became aggressive during a pre-start meeting in October 2024.
• Mr Bishop also said up to 400 workers stopped work over a three millimetre puddle. He detailed a November 2024 stopwork ordered at 3am, which he said delayed a canopy lift.
• The inquiry is expected to hear from up to 30 witnesses in October.