The 1998 Waterfront Dispute was described by John Howard (the Prime Minister) as “a defining moment in Australia’s industrial relations history”. It represented a change in government strategy from the Labor Government’s partisan stance to the Liberal Government’s provocative stance. Discuss. a) the extent to which this statement reflects the change in policy accurately: and b) the extent to which this change affects the contemporary practice of employment relations. During the time period …showed first 75 words of 902 total…

…showed last 75 words of 902 total…was set back. The most important thing was the solidarity which the MUA members hold on together till the victory. We learn that Labor government were one of the first government in Australia to take step against decentralizing of unions in Australia, which were then followed by Liberal government to take much more provoking stand against unions . Equally, while the Australian union movement has won this battle, the struggle between capital and labour will continue.