List of unregistered Australian unions
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n industrial relations law maintains a system of compulsory arbitration in the settlement of industrial disputes between employers, employees, and their respective registered industrial associations. Associations of employers or employees must be registered by the relevant Industrial Relations Commission in order to have disputes heard before that commission.
For a variety of reasons, some industrial associations are not registered under their commission. They may not meet the requirements for registration, may have had their registration revoked, or may have elected not to register.
The following represents an incomplete list of unregistered Australian unions that organisations of employee associations or groups which are not registered under State or Federal law as registered employee groups:
Australia
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n industrial relations law maintains a system of compulsory arbitration in the settlement of industrial disputes between employers, employees, and their respective registered industrial associations. Associations of employers or employees must be registered by the relevant Industrial Relations Commission in order to have disputes heard before that commission.
For a variety of reasons, some industrial associations are not registered under their commission. They may not meet the requirements for registration, may have had their registration revoked, or may have elected not to register.
The following represents an incomplete list of unregistered Australian unions that organisations of employee associations or groups which are not registered under State or Federal law as registered employee groups:
- Unite UnionUnite Union (Australia)Unite is a trade union established in Melbourne, Australia. The union is not registered under the Fair Work Act 2009. Its secretary is Anthony Main, a Socialist Party member. Its inspiration is the Unite Union in New Zealand...
- Industrial Workers of the WorldIndustrial Workers of the WorldThe Industrial Workers of the World is an international union. At its peak in 1923, the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshal the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. Its membership declined dramatically after a 1924 split brought on by internal conflict...
- Shearers and Rural Workers' UnionShearers and Rural Workers' UnionThe Shearers and Rural Workers' Union is an Australian industrial union that is not registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and is also not affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions....
- National Jet Systems Pilots Group
- Queensland Power Workers' Association (now defunct) http://www.hrnicholls.com.au/nicholls/nichvol3/vol311th.htm
- Health Workers Union (Queensland)
- Queensland Prison Officers Association (QPOA) "Prison Officers working for Prison Officers"