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Labor and the trade unions

17 June 2023

9:00 AM

17 June 2023

9:00 AM

Everyone knows there is a close connection between the Australian Labor party and the trade unions. Arguably, the ALP is just a fully owned subsidiary of the trade unions.

Every time Labor is in power, both federally and at the state level – and that’s a lot of the time these days – a principal role of that government is to dole out favourable treatment to the unions.

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