They're back! HSU wants to rejoin Bill Shorten's Labor fold

By Ben Schneiders, Royce Millar
Updated September 24 2015 - 2:13am, first published 2:00am
Former Health Services Union leader Kathy Jackson Photo: Louise Kennerley
Former Health Services Union leader Kathy Jackson Photo: Louise Kennerley
Former HSU boss Michael Williamson  Photo: Nick Moir
Former HSU boss Michael Williamson Photo: Nick Moir
Craig Thomson. Photo: Pat Scala
Craig Thomson. Photo: Pat Scala
HSU NSW secretary Gerard Hayes. Photo: Natalie Roberts
HSU NSW secretary Gerard Hayes. Photo: Natalie Roberts
President of the Victorian branch of the HSU, Diana Asmar. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
President of the Victorian branch of the HSU, Diana Asmar. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
Head of the royal commission into unions, Dyson Heydon. Photo: Ben Rushton
Head of the royal commission into unions, Dyson Heydon. Photo: Ben Rushton

The scandal-plagued Health Services Union is poised to re-join the Labor Party in NSW, a move that could bolster the waning power of Bill Shorten's right-wing faction but also embarrass the Labor leader ahead of a federal election.

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