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Greg Combet tips a campaign of civil disobedience

"I am not going to be intimidated from trying to protect people from unfair treatment — that's our job, even though it's being made illegal...And I for one will not be paying fines for doing it."

Greg Combet responding to the proclaiming of repressive industrial relations laws that make many union activities illegal. 400 extra pages of details were released yesterday after the SA and Tasmanian state elections. The industrial relations minister has unprecedented powers to intervene into workplace agreements.

More info: Age Article | Sydney Morning Herald Article |

The attacks on unions in the regulations were profound, but not surprising

"If the unions play by the new rules, every single thing they try to do will be on the minister's desk within 24 hours on some issues and one week for the others...The new role of the [Industrial Relations] Commission and the Employer Advocate is essentially to be the eyes and ears of the [Federal Government]"

Deputy director of Sydney University's Industrial Relations Research Centre, Dr John Buchanan.

More Info: Sydney Morning Herald Article
 

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