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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Janis
dc.contributor.authorPeetz, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:38:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:38:22Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-01-09T23:18:28Z
dc.identifier.issn0022-1856
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022185613480748
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/55485
dc.description.abstractIn 2012, the big issues for unions were working hours, insecurity, supply chain intervention, collective rights, public sector employment and, of course, organisation and membership. Membership and density were fairly stable. Disputation rose but was well below the levels of the Workplace Relations Act era. Disputes became longer and retained their focus on bargaining under the Fair Work Act. Unions continued to attempt to widen sources of collective power that had been severely constricted during the Howard years. They developed new policies and a slightly broader range of tactics, and undertook some internal restructuring at the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The unions' relationship with the federal government was relatively stable. In contrast, in state public sectors there was increasing unrest, with unions using a variety of tactics to counter attacks on job security and long-standing conditions. Unions also faced challenges from restructuring and redundancies in industries such as airlines and coal.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom403
dc.relation.ispartofpageto420
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Industrial Relations
dc.relation.ispartofvolume55
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3801
dc.titleUnions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2012
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Dept of Employment Relations and Human Resources
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPeetz, David R.


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