Decentralization of Collective Bargaining in Australia

In Australia, industrial relations systems are influenced by various legislative acts and political forces, as well as judicial decisions at the state and federal level. This is obvious, and the revision of the Act of 1904 is different given that the pressure on the industrial sector is rising. This caused different reactions between employees and employers, and other industry stakeholders. However, employers prefer to concentrate on wage management, from the disadvantages and drawbacks of collective bargaining systems, and the pros and cons of the decentralized approach to collective bargaining.

The collective bargaining structure in the United States is essentially "decentralized factory level activities" (Towers 303). As labor unions weakened, the power of negotiations has been directed to employers as indicated by segmentation of collective bargaining (Towers 303). However, it can be argued that the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) actually encourages the decentralization of factory-level negotiations (Towers 303). This "structure - legislative essential" system has many consequences (Towers 303). First of all, it will be difficult to adapt

Employers and governments have weakened labor union by easing, decentralizing, strengthening domestic competitiveness, collective bargaining. Under neo-liberalism there is some degree of deregulation and the coverage of the average collective bargaining decreases over time (72% in 1980, 70% in 1990, and 68% in 1994) ( OECD 1997a). According to Pontusson (2005), between 1980 and 2000, the collective bargaining rate of 18 out of 22 OECD member countries declined or did not change. In most post-war periods (with some remarkable exceptions), collective bargaining tends to cover and cover multiple employers. In the case of neoliberalism, the trend toward decentralization of collective bargaining and departmental negotiations (multiple employers) to a single employer agreement is clear (Glyn 2006).

Collective bargaining in the United States is usually a decentralized process that takes place between one employer and one employee. However, in the industry such as hotels and cargo, employers and unions may participate in regional or industry-wide negotiations, but CBA is intended for employers crossing specific cities or industries. In the construction department, the Project Collaboration Agreement (PLA) functions as a pre-lease collective bargaining agreement to determine the employment conditions for a particular construction project. PLA will be negotiated by the construction industry alliance and the general contractor. Normally they demand that they pay fair wages to all contractors in the project and donate to joint labor management health, pensions and training funds.