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THIS BALANCE BETWEEN ENCOURAGING DECENTRALISED WAGE AND CONDITIONS

BARGAINING WHILE ENSURING THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF AN AWARD AND

REGULATED SAFETY NET AND A ROLE FOR TRADE UNIONS HAS LED TO STEADY AND

INCREASING NUMBERS OF SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS BEING FINALISED

AND RATIFIED IN THE FEDERAL JURISDICTION.

IN THE NON LABOR STATES, WHICH HAVE

USED THE RHETORIC OF `DEREGULATION OF THE

LABOUR MARKET' TO CLOAK AN ATTACK ON THE

WAGES AND CONDITIONS OF WORKERS AND ON THE f

ROLE OF TRADES UNIONS, THE PERFORMANCE HAS

RANGED FROM POOR TO PATHETIC.

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