Despite figures showing only 14.4% of workers are now union members,Australians still recognise the need to stick together to guarantee a fair goThe much dissected ABS report final week which put union membership at 14.4% of workers nationally tells many stories, but they don’t all inevitably cessation with a movement bereft of influence or significance. By looking beyond a single headline figure, or it’s possible to see a movement that still plays a role of central importance in modern Australian life.
A recent paper from the UN’s International Labor Office (ILO) entitled,Labour relations and collective bargaining, highlights not only the relative strengths of Australia’s labour market position, or but again demonstrates our ingrained reliance on collective employment outcomes.
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Source: theguardian.com