ACTU Submission to the Senate

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Overview And Summary

The ACTU is opposed to the passage of all five Bills currently being considered by the Committee.

The subject matter of each of the Bills has been before the Parliament and/or the Committee on at least one occasion, reflecting the lack of any positive thinking by the Government, and its reliance on pursuing the same discredited line of attack on unions and its political opponents.

The ACTU Submission incorporates some relevant material put to previous inquiries.

Each Bill is directed towards the Government’s two key objectives in industrial relations law “reform”:

First, to reduce the rights and entitlements of employees, particularly those who occupy the most vulnerable positions in the labour market; and

Second, to strengthen the bargaining position of employers in disputes with unions and their members.

The ACTU supports real industrial relations reform, and urges the Committee to recommend legislation to:

The Genuine Bargaining Bill

The Fair Dismissal Bill

The Fair Termination Bill

The Secret Ballots Bill

The Compulsory Union Fees Bill

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