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CRA/Rio Tinto in the 1990s : a decade of deunionisation Hearn Mackinnon, Bruce 2009, CRA/Rio Tinto in the 1990s : a decade of deunionisation, Labour history, vol. 97, pp. 75-96. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title CRA/Rio Tinto in the 1990s : a decade of deunionisation Author(s) Hearn Mackinnon, Bruce Journal name Labour history Volume number 97 Start page 75 End page 96 Publisher Australian Society for the Study of Labour History Place of publication Canberra, A.C.T. Publication date 2009-11 ISSN 0023-6942 Summary Given the scale of Rio Tinto's battles with the Australialn union movement during the roll out of its deunionisation program throughout its diverse miniing and manufacturing operations, there is much to be learnt from examining how the company first introduced its 'staff' employment system at its Tiwai Point smelter in New Zealand in 1991. Hamersley Iron in 1993, and at its Comalco-run Bell Bay and Weipa operations during 1994-96. More importantly, however, it is worth knowing why the company was so successful in deunionising previously 'soldered on' union territory. Though no doubt assisted by sympathetic legal, political and economic environments, it was ultimately the demonstrationl of managerial strength and determination, coupled with a hesitant union leadership, which led to the success of the company's deunionisation strategy. As the union movemenlt makes tenative steps to attract workers back to the fold, there are valuable lessons to be gained from analysing these momentous events which constitute such a transformational period in the history of Australian industrial relations. Language eng Field of Research 150306 Industrial Relations HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30021788 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Management and Marketing Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sun, 17 Jan 2010, 13:23:06 EST Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 13:56:03 EST Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 13:58:43 EST Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 14:01:56 EST Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 14:02:26 EST Fri, 26 Feb 2010, 09:43:53 EST Wed, 10 Aug 2011, 10:40:53 EST Wed, 10 Aug 2011, 10:42:33 EST Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 10:46:15 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 471 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sun, 17 Jan 2010, 13:23:04 EST by Katrina Fleming

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