Business appeared outfoxed at the summit with the unions scoring a big win after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke agreed to legislate for multi-employer bargaining.
It seemed like every union official except John Setka scored an invitation to Anthony Albanese’s Jobs and Skills Summit.
Although the government had been careful to ensure the guest list was evenly split with 35 representatives from the union movement and 35 from the business community, it was the unionists in the vanguard.
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentAndrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
