Unions and bargaining

Employees can choose if they want to join a union. Unions negotiate collective agreements and advocate for employees.

• Union membership
• Workplace access
• Screen industry workplace access

Applications for course approval can be made throughout the year, by any individual, group or organisation that wishes to provide Employment Relations Education (ERE). Only approved courses can be used for ERE leave purposes.

Where a workplace has a collective agreement(s), union members are employed under a collective agreement(s) rather than individual employment agreements.

Collective bargaining is the process used for negotiating and renegotiating collective agreements.

• Collective bargaining process
• Starting collective bargaining
• Preparing for bargaining
• Preparing your team
• Negotiating the agreement
• Good faith in collective bargaining
• Passing on collective agreement terms
• After the negotiations
• Unable to agree
• Pay equity claims
• Screen industry

Strikes and lockouts can be used as a tool by parties to collective bargaining or for health and safety reasons. Notice must be given of strikes and lockouts.

• Strikes
• Lockouts