COLLECTIVE LABOUR LAW
Union membership in Australia hits a new low of 12.5% – but it can be turned around
Union membership in Australia hits a new low of 12.5% – but it can be turned around Just before Christmas, the ABS released its latest data on trade union membership. Not
In a COVID-normal world of work, Australians need unions now more than ever
In a COVID-normal world of work, Australians need unions now more than ever As we head into the federal election, get ready for a Coalition scare campaign on ‘union power’
The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line
The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line Today, my book ‘The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line’ is out in the world,
The future of unions …
The future of unions … Subscribers may have noticed a considerable lull in activity on the blog! I’ve been very busy completing the book mentioned below, which will come out
McCormick Foods workers want a pay increase – their dispute shows Australia’s enterprise bargaining system is broken
McCormick Foods workers want a pay increase – their dispute shows Australia’s enterprise bargaining system is broken Picture: Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese, addressing workers at the McCormick Foods picket line,
Collectivising the gig economy: In the pandemic, it’s a matter of life and death
Collectivising the gig economy: In the pandemic, it’s a matter of life and death Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog. This post was recently published in
The Identity of the ‘Employer’ in Australian Labour Law: Moving Beyond the Unitary Conception of the Employer
The Identity of the ‘Employer’ in Australian Labour Law: Moving Beyond the Unitary Conception of the Employer Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog This article was
Unions in the Fair Work Act Decade – and the Aftermath of ‘Change the Rules’
Unions in the Fair Work Act Decade – and the Aftermath of ‘Change the Rules’ This post includes some edited extracts from my recent article: ‘Ten Years of the Fair
Jelle Visser’s ‘revitalisation’ option is a viable way forward for unions – here’s how
Jelle Visser’s ‘revitalisation’ option is a viable way forward for unions – here’s how This week, I spoke at a Victorian Fabians event on ‘Organised Labour and the Future of
How did the United States brand of union-busting become a thing?
How did the United States brand of union-busting become a thing? This is an edited version of a book review I wrote earlier this year for the journal ‘Labour and
Victoria’s On-Demand Inquiry Report calls out the gig economy’s ‘entrepreneur’ myth and recommends much-needed reform
Victoria’s On-Demand Inquiry Report calls out the gig economy’s ‘entrepreneur’ myth and recommends much-needed reform An edited version of this post was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 16
The ‘gig’ is up: lifting the lid on the World Economic Forum’s “Charter of Principles for Good Platform Work”
The ‘gig’ is up: lifting the lid on the World Economic Forum’s “Charter of Principles for Good Platform Work” Last month, the World Economic Forum published its Charter of Principles
The Ensuring Integrity Bill and the chimera of ‘regulating unions just like companies’
The Ensuring Integrity Bill and the chimera of ‘regulating unions just like companies’ This post is based on my presentation to the NTEU Symposium on the Ensuring Integrity Bill held
The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: curtailing union power
The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: curtailing union power Last week I co-authored the Australian Institute of Employment Rights submission to the Senate Committee on the federal Government’s
An Australian perspective on the Uber/Lyft representation debate in California
An Australian perspective on the Uber/Lyft representation debate in California This is an edited text of my presentation at the ACTU/Melbourne Law School Symposium on the Centenary of the ILO,
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman finds Uber drivers are contractors: so what can unions do now?
An edited version of this post, including discussion of the “contractor model” of gig platforms, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 14 June 2019: ‘Employee or not? What the
2019 Federal Election Primer, Part 2: Enterprise Bargaining
This is the second in a series of posts discussing the major aspects of workplace relations policy in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on 18 May 2019. Labor’s proposals
NUW agreement at Chemist Warehouse challenges misuse of labour hire business model
The National Union of Workers (NUW) has concluded a new enterprise agreement for distribution centres at Chemist Warehouse, following more than two weeks of strike action (see yesterday’s post). The
Chemist Warehouse dispute drags on, with a legal win for the NUW
The industrial dispute at Chemist Warehouse’s distribution centres in Victoria and Queensland has entered its third week. National Union of Workers (NUW) members are taking protected industrial action under the
Labor will get rid of the federal Building Code
Last weekend it was reported in The Australian that the federal Opposition will replace the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016, with a new set of procurement guidelines for
