The laws, specific to the building and construction industry, aim to hold down wages and strengthen employer moves to roll back family friendly provisions.
Key features of the Bill include ...
- making it illegal to back date wage settlements, even if the parties want to
- making it illegal to campaign for people doing the same work to receive the same pay and conditions
- making lawful strike action contingent on time-consuming secret ballots
- declaring legal strikes illegal once they go beyond 14 days
- introducing fines of up to $22,000 for individuals involved in "illegal" industrial action
- making unions liable to fines of up to $120,000 for breaches
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