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Collective bargaining requirement that subject-matter of agreement "pertain " to employer/employee relationship - agency shop arrangement HEADNOTES Facts Electrolux manufactures domestic appliances. A significant proportion of its workforce belongs to one or other of a number of trade unions, including the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) the Communications Elec- trical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), and the Australian Workers' Union (AWU). In April 2001 the three unions commenced negotiations with Electrolux for a new certified agreement to replace a 1999 agreement that was due to expire on 30 June 2001. As part of the negotiating process, the unions produced a draft agreement. Amongst other things, the draft contained a provision that would require Electrolux to notify all new employees that a "Bargaining Agent's" fee of $500 applied to their employment. This fee was to be paid by the employee to the relevant union, and Electrolux was to be required to provide a direct debit facility so that the fee could be deducted from the employee's wages and remit- ted directly to the union. Although the proposed clause did not say so in express terms, it was understood by both Electrolux and the unions that union members would not be
International Labour Law Reports Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
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