Shearers and Rural Workers' Union
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The Shearers and Rural Workers' Union is an Australia
n industrial union that is not registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
and is also not affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
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They formed on 1 May 1994 in Victoria when members of the Australian Workers Union split away due to the declining membership of the AWU; the increase in AWU dues; and, a perceived anti-democratic bureaucracy in the AWU.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n industrial union that is not registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or AIRC , was a tribunal with powers under the Workplace Relations Act 1996. It was the central institution of Australian labour law...
and is also not affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...
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They formed on 1 May 1994 in Victoria when members of the Australian Workers Union split away due to the declining membership of the AWU; the increase in AWU dues; and, a perceived anti-democratic bureaucracy in the AWU.
Further Reading
- "Building a fighting union" [Interview with Steve Roach, Secretary SRWU] in Militant (Socialist Party Australia) September 1997. [Website outdated, may be deleted.]