Can you deny union representatives entry to your workplace?
Case
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Elecnor Australia Pty Ltd (2025)
Union officials sought to enter the premises of a construction contractor to hold discussions with workers whose industrial interests the union was entitled to represent. The contractor refused them entry to the worksite, arguing that the union was not entitled to represent the industrial interests of the relevant workers.
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