The Victorian headquarters of the construction union has officially been listed as a COVID-19 exposure site, a week after it was the scene of anti-vaccination protests.
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CFMEU state secretary John Setka confirmed the building, on Elizabeth Street in Melbourne's CBD, is now a tier-one exposure site, forcing union staff and officials into isolation for two weeks.
Four positive cases have been linked to the office so far.
"This outbreak caused by the disgusting behaviour of selfish and reckless people with no regard to the wellbeing of the thousands of construction workers or their families will not deter our commitment to getting construction back open and all our members back to work," Mr Setka said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Victorian government's COVID-19 website added the building to its list of more than 590 exposure sites on Wednesday evening.
The inside of the office is a tier-one venue from 8am to 6.30pm on September 20, while outside has been classed a tier-two site with attendees asked to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
That day about 500 protesters threw bottles at Mr Setka and smashed the office's door down as a protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and other restrictions for the construction industry turned violent.
Days of mobs walking the streets followed in defiance of orders from Victoria Police and the state government to stay home, including taking over the West Gate Bridge and Shrine of Remembrance on separate days.
At the daily coronavirus briefing, Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie would not comment on the specifics of the CFMEU outbreak.
He also could not say whether the construction industry would resume next week, after a fortnight of closure following the riots and the spread of the virus on worksites.
"The epidemiology is what decides it. We won't do something unsafe," he told reporters.
Australian Associated Press
