Fears the return of unions to WA’s economic powerhouse, the Pilbara, will see an industrial environment like the 1980s are “unrealistic”, the Premier believes, saying things have changed in the decades since.
Speaking amid growing concerns about union organising on iron ore worksites in the prosperous region, Roger Cook said industrial organisations no longer had the membership support base compared to historic highs.
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