Australian workers are reaping the benefits of sweeping industrial relations reforms introduced by the federal Labor government, with a record number of workers now covered by collective bargaining agreements.
A new report shows a record 2.8 million workers in Australia are now covered by a union-negotiated collective agreement, an increase of 1 million people since the Secure Jobs, Better Pay laws passed in December 2022.
IEU-QNT Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Rebecca Sisson said the Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining Report showed that, unsurprisingly, collective agreements were delivering higher wages for workers.
