Statutory Union Recognition in North America and the UK: Lessons for Australia?

Chris Briggs

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2007, vol. 17, issue 2, 77-97

Abstract: Should the Australian labour movement pursue a system of statutory union recognition? The experiences of the UK and Canada illustrate that such a system can address some of the worst breaches of freedom of association under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). However, the influence on union density and collective bargaining coverage is likely to be modest. It may also constitute a structural impediment to multi-employer bargaining, boxing unions into a system of fragmented bargaining, and results are sensitive to institutional design so there could be serious consequences if the system was re-engineered towards the US model in the future.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/103530460701700205

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