Issue No 37 | 29 October 1999 | |
NewsMicky Mouse Union Blocked by Commission
Peter Reith's agenda to replace established trade unions with enterprise unions has failed its' first significant test in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission this week.
The AIRC rejected an application to register the Suncorp Metway Queensland Enterprise Union (SMQEU) following a joint submission by the Finance Sector Union and the Australian Services Union. The SMQEU failed to satisfy the Commission that it was an independent union as defined under the Workplace Relations Act. The Commission cited the failure of the enterprise union to properly conduct its affairs in accordance with its own rules and the requirements of the Workplace Relations Act. as the key reason for the decision to reject registration. The SMQEU had also failed to give proper notice of meetings, had failed to hold a properly constituted Annual General Meeting and had failed to conduct a ballot of members within its rules. FSU National Secretary Tony Beck has called the decision a victory for independent trade unionism. "Peter Reith's agenda for enterprise unions to replace established trade unions has failed its first significant test," Beck says. "The Commission's decision shows they will see through organisations that are not truly democratic." "Mickey Mouse unions cannot provide employees with the same professional and independent representation and advice as independent trade unions can," said Mr. Beck
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