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Labour Review issue no. 183 - June 2007

union organising

Organizer’s Roles Transformed? Australian Union Organizers and Changing Union Strategy
Progress has been made towards more “organizing” approaches to the work of organizers in Australian trade unions.

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union rights - international

Trade Unions More Involved in European Workplaces
The ‘2006 Industrial relations in Europe’ report highlights that the decentralisation of collective bargaining, together with a decline in trade union density levels, is forcing trade unions to become more actively involved in the European workplace. The report suggests, however, that the growth of decentralisation does not mean an abandonment of sector and branch level collective negotiations.

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corporations

Should Institutional Investors Use Their Considerable Market Power to Influence the Human Resources Practices of Companies?
There has been considerable speculation recently regarding the effect of the growing prevalence of institutional investors in the equity markets on investee company behaviour.

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Training

Australian VET Policy and the Role of Business and Industry
Vocational education needs to be closely linked to the requirements of business and industry both in terms of policy and educational practice. However, over the past fifteen years the wants of business have come to dominate VET policy to the exclusion of any other stakeholder interests.

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Policy

Using Public Procurement to Promote Better Labour Standards
The Federal Government’s Work Choices legislation has severely curtailed the capacity of State Governments to regulate labour practices directly by legislation.

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employment

Climate Change and Employment
Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge for employment policies and for the social partners: the anticipated job gains and losses are sizeable, and no sector can afford to ignore the consequences of climate change, whether they be directly impacted by global warming or whether they have to deal with the consequences – either positive or negative – of the measures taken to combat global warming.

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