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The 1993 ACTU Congress: Rewriting the Rules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Edward M Davis
Edward M Davis*
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Macquarie University
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Abstract

The 1993 Congress endorsed extensive revisions to the ACTU’s rulebook including major changes to the ACTU’s decision making structure. Congress reaffirmed the importance of enterprise bargaining for wage fixation in conjunction with awards as safety—nets and the foundation for bargaining. This was the Congress that saw the bulk of members in twenty unions.

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Research Article
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , December 1993 , pp. 299 - 318
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1993

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Footnotes

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My thanks to the Foundation which has supported my research and to Bill Mansfield for his kind assistance before and after the Congress.

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