Posts Tagged ‘union’
The new super-union: United Voice and National Union of Workers head closer to amalgamation
In what may be indicative of a growing trend in the trade union movement, Australia’s largest blue-collar unions outside the CFMMEU – United Voice and the National Union of Workers – are progressing their plans to amalgamate and form the fourth-largest union in the country. Between 24 July and 28 August 2019, members of United…
Read MoreTenth anniversary of the Fair Work Act – Part 1: A change to the union landscape
With the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act) nearing its tenth anniversary in April, now is an apt time to reflect on how the landscape of industrial law has changed both because of the Act, and because of changes to it over time. We have previously discussed how the FW Act, in this age of…
Read More