Exploitation at $1,000 per Week? The Mudginberri Dispute
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Industrial Relations
- Vol. 29 (3) , 365-400
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002218568702900307
Abstract
The Mudginberri dispute attained national significance and resulted in the first fines against a trade union for many years and a massive damages judgment. It became a symbol for one possible direction that could be taken by Australian industrial relations: greater legal regulation, direct bargaining between employers and employees and reduced trade union power. It was, however, unusual in the strong support given to the employer by the workers and by the state government and may not presage a major offensive against trade unionism.Keywords
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