AWU boss Paul Howes has denied it was a strategic blunder for the Gillard government to strike up an alliance with the Australian Greens in order to remain in power.
Greens leader Christine Milne has slammed Labor for "walking away" from a deal signed in return for its support after the hung parliament in 2010.
Many Labor frontbenchers have expressed their good riddance since the split was made public on Tuesday.
Australian Workers' Union National Secretary Paul Howes said it was not a mistake to sign the deal in the first place.
"Of course not, it's a wonderful thing that Julia Gillard is prime minister," he told ABC television.
"Therefore to form a workable majority in the house of representatives was the right thing to do - with the Greens, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott."
Mr Howes pointed out that Senator Milne had given the Liberal Party support in Tasmania in the past.
"I think Christine Milne has demonstrated through her political career she will jump into bed with whoever so that she can pursue her particular ideologies," he said.
Senator Milne had eradicated much of the Green's popularity, Mr Howes said.
He said Labor's election strategists should do preference deals based on the best outcomes for the party and that preferences should not automatically flow to the Greens.
"I've long held the view that the Greens are no different from the Liberals, in so much as they are political party that stands for values that are fundamentally different to the Labor Party," Mr Howes said.
Mr Howes said the Greens policies aim to put members of his union out of their jobs.
"Anyone accusing the Labor Party... of being too close to the mining industry clearly has had their head in the sand since 2007," he said.
"This Labor government... has engaged in a pitch battle with the mining bosses for the last five years," Mr Howes said.
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