The Right to Strike in Australia

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-86287-793-1
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 514 g

This book examines whether there is a right to strike in Australia through a detailed study of the laws which impact on the capacity of workers to take industrial action.
Beginning with an exposition of the obligation to respect the right to strike in international law, the book traces Australian strike law from the conciliation and arbitration systems, through to the present regime for enterprise bargaining.
The study considers the current legal regime for industrial action, both at common law and under the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Fair Work Act 2009. In particular, the concept of 'protected industrial action' is explored in depth, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis.
The book assesses the extent to which the protected industrial action regime under the Fair Work Act complies with Australia's international obligation to protect the right to strike. The book concludes that compliance with international obligations concerning the right to strike cannot be achieved while successive federal governments refuse to concede to industrial actors the degree of autonomy necessary for recognition of that right.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCrystal, Shae

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Right to Strike in International Law 2. Strike Action and the Conciliation and Arbitration Systems 3. The Emergence of a Right to Strike in Australia 4. Liability for Unlawful Industrial Action: The Common Law and Non-Industrial Statutes 5. Liability for Unprotected Industrial Action under Industrial Legislation 6. Protected Industrial Action 7. Payment and Industrial Action 8. Can Independent Contractors Take Strike Action? 9. International Standards in Australia: The Challenge of Compliance Index

Über Autor(innen)

Shae McCrystal is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney where she teaches labour law and property law. Shae joined the University of Sydney in 2007 after a number of years in the College of Law at the Australian National University.
Her current research focuses primarily on the regulation of collective bargaining and strike action for both employees and independent contractors and she has published extensively in these areas.
Shae is the Secretary of the Australian Labour Law Association and a case note editor for the Australian Journal of Labour Law.