Trade Unions In Australia
The Australian labour movement has its origins in the early 19th century and includes both trade unions and political activity. At its broadest, the movement can be defined as encompassing the industrial wing, the unions in Australia, and the political wing, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and minor parties.
Almost all unions in Australia are affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). These unions are commonly the product of a significant process of amalgamation undertaken in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Read more about Trade Unions In Australia: Early History, Growth of The Trade and Industrial Unions, Governments, The Labour Movement and World War I, The Labour Movement in The 1920s, Depression and Attacks On Unions, Second World War and After, Industrial Relations Changes in 2005, References
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