Award Restructuring and the Australian Trade Union Movement: A Critique
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Labour and Industry
- Vol. 2 (3) , 372-398
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.1989.10669076
Abstract
The Hawke Labor Party Government has generated some fundamental changes in the Australian political economy. One of the chief catalysts in this process have been national trade union officials. This article analyses the role of union officials in the light of changes to wage determination, particularly since the key ‘two-tier’ decision of May 1987. It argues that these changes have been to the detriment of wages and conditions for the Australian working class and that the arguments used to support the changes are neither theoretically, nor practically, sound. It concludes by briefly assessing an alternative strategy for the Australian labour movement.Keywords
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