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‘'We’re here to make money; we’re here to do business’: privatisation and questions for Trade Unions
Citation
Barton, R and Fairbrother, P, 'We're here to make money; we're here to do business': privatisation and questions for Trade Unions, Competition & Change, 11, (3) pp. 241-259. ISSN 1024-5294 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2007 the Editors and W. S. Maney & Son Ltd
DOI: doi:10.1179/102452907X212410
Abstract
Australia has been one of the world’s leading proponents of privatisation. One of the key
arguments about privatisation is that it would end the inefficient state monopoly of public
services and reduce the power of public sector trade unions. Within a relatively short period
of the privatisation of the energy and transport sectors in Victoria Australia, there was a
reconsolidation of ownership which raised new challenges for the trade unions. After this
phase, the main trade unions in these two sectors took steps to meet these new circumstances
to renew and rebuild their structures and strengthen their capacity to challenge the new private oligopolies. Thus, paradoxically some unions were able to open up space to renew and
rebuild in the post–privatisation world.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | privatisation, trade unions, union renewal, public transport |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Human resources and industrial relations |
Research Field: | Industrial and employee relations |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Work and labour market |
Objective Field: | Employment patterns and change |
UTAS Author: | Barton, R (Dr Ruth Barton) |
ID Code: | 136162 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Management |
Deposited On: | 2019-12-03 |
Last Modified: | 2020-05-05 |
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