New industrial relations laws passed by the Federal Parliament today are a major step forward for working Australians and the nation. The laws will provide working families with stronger rights and protection in the economic downturn, says the ACTU. They give employees strong collective bargaining rights and represent the beginning of a new era of [...]
Gillard’s last-minute deal saves Fair Work Bill
THE Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has stared down the Opposition to secure a last-minute Senate deal that will guard the Federal Government’s industrial relations legislation and complete the dismantling of the Coalition’s Work Choices system. In an intense Parliamentary tussle, the Family First senator Steve Fielding switched sides yesterday to back the Government’s Fair [...]
