Workers can strike without bargaining
Monday 23 April 2012 @ 8.20 a.m. | Industrial Law
The Federal Court has ruled workers have the right to launch industrial action despite never having begun bargaining negotiations with an employer.
In a judgment released in Melbourne on Friday, the Federal Court of Australia found two earlier rulings by Fair Work Australia protecting workers' rights should be upheld.
"The decision sends a message to bosses around the country that there are consequences
for employers who do not respect their workers' requests to enter into good faith
bargaining for a collective agreement," said workplace lawyer Michael Doherty for
the Transport Workers' Union (TWU).
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