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Will Albanese deliver on promises to workers?
Australian unions are facing a backlash from employers following the election of the Anthony Albanese Labor government which came to power with a mandate to reform industrial relations and restore balance, reports TONY BURKE
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PRIOR to the election of Labor’s Anthony Albanese in May 2022, the previous right-wing government under Scott Morrison had no interest in consulting workers and unions, and consequently, there was no balance.
That situation is now reversed, with the Albanese government recreating the tripartite bodies which used to be a hallmark of Australian government but which had been abolished under the Morrison and Liberal Party governments.
“Employer Organisations which enjoyed special access to Morrison and his government are bleating like distressed sheep,” says Andrew Dettmer the president of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
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