ACTU turns its back on Ferguson

ACTU secretary Dave Oliver has distanced himself from former trade union movement leader Martin Ferguson.

Former Labor resources minister Martin Ferguson

Labor heavyweight Martin Ferguson. (AAP)

Former Labor minister Martin Ferguson has the lost the support of his former union mates as he faces a move to expel him from the ALP.

Mr Ferguson, who once led the trade union movement, has angered senior figures in the party by supporting coalition plans to privatise part of the NSW electricity network at the height of the state election campaign, and publicly denouncing Labor's stance.

"Martin is doing what Martin is paid to do," ACTU secretary Dave Oliver told ABC radio, describing Mr Ferguson as a well-paid mouthpiece for the mining sector.


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