Criminal links claims against CFMEU NSW boss Accusations: Brian Parker denies criminal links in the building industry. Photo: Natalie Boog The NSW secretary of the building union could be forced to fight for his job next week amid accusations he gave favourable treatment to labour hire firms with criminals ties. The executive of the state branch of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has called for an urgent leadership meeting on Tuesday, spokeswoman Dani Cooper said. Fairfax understands one of several issues will be the position of Brian Parker, who has been accused of helping criminally linked construction industry companies win contracts on major projects including the Barangaroo site. Mr Parker, who returns from holidays on Monday, said he had "nothing to say" about the meeting when approached at his Heckenberg home on Thursday. Mr Parker is accused of giving favourable treatment to an associate George Alex and his company Active Labour Hire, which is one of only a dozen NSW labour hire firms to have an enterprise bargaining agreement with the union, allowing its workforce to be placed on any site in the city. The union support came despite Mr Alex, who has business links to drug dealers and bikies, owing more than $1 million in workers' benefits and taxes. Senior NSW union official Andrew Quirk wrote a confidential letter to CFMEU national secretary Michael O'Connor documenting a series of corruption allegations, including a claim Mr Parker had "given unwarranted favourable treatment" to Mr Alex's companies. The claims were backed up by whistleblower Brian Fitzpatrick, who said he received death threats after raising concerns about Mr Alex's union ties. In a statement, Mr Parker said he had "no personal or social relationship with George Alex." The CFMEU had no role in getting Active Labour a start on the Barangaroo project. The CFMEU does not employ gangsters or members of motorcycle gangs and our office is not infiltrated by criminals. He said Mr Fitzpatrick left the union on bad terms after several complaints from union staff and he reached a settlement that included a confidentiality clause. He said allegations of death threats were referred to the police immediately but were not pursued by Mr Fitzpatrick. "The union could not form a conclusion that Mr Fitzpatrick's allegations were true," he said.