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Scott Riches

August 2024

Australia’s labour laws are still not conducive to sector-wide disputes.

Why the Pilbara is not going to explode in a wave of strikes

Getting the majority of workers to back a new wave of unionism in the Pilbara might be harder than either side thinks.

Due to the representative democratic nature of a union organisation, it is the leaderships moral authority that carries the agenda.

Let the CFMEU purge itself of the criminal, corrupt, and violent

Rather than politicised building codes, the best way to clean up the law-breaking is to empower legitimate officials who understand that a union’s special legal status comes with moral responsibility.

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