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Growth and Decline in Size and Density of Australian Trade Unionism.
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GROWTH AND DECLINE IN SIZE AND DENSITY OF AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNIONISM Australian trade unionism has seen a general growth in the size and density prior to the 1980s, which from that decade onwards has continually produced a negative membership growth till the present day. Australia started as a convict settlement along with free settlers owning slaves on their property, which set the trend of employment relationship between the employer and employee. The employer had complete power and advantage over the employee. To obtain equality, employees formed trade unions. Thus, up until the 1980s, Australian trade unions have been laying out the basic foundations for workplace employment. Due to recent changes in the Australian economic environment, the trade unions have failed to adjust to these changes and have suffered consequently through its decline in union membership. On 26th January 1788 Australia was officially settled. The majority of the settlers were convicts who...
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