Would the rally be considered industrial action?
The rally is a form of industrial action to secure Your Union Agreement’s terms of employment.
Unlike the Fair Work Act 2009 there are no elaborate controls under Western Australia’s Industrial Relations Act 1979 (IR Act) with respect to the conduct of industrial action.
The IR Act defines industrial action, and the definition is very broad. It includes:
• Strikes;
• Lockouts;
• Overtime bans;
• Go slows;
• Partial work bans (i.e. Where workers refuse to perform some but not all of their normal duties); and
• Other action if the purpose is to compel an employer or employee or an organisation [union] to accept any terms of employment or to enforce any compliance with any demand relating to employment;
The IR Act would cover action taken over claims for our replacement CSA Agreements.
