Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I quote from part of the letter written by Blakes, one of the most respected law firms in Australia, to the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate:

The complaint investigated by you is not one made by an employee of GTS. No employee has sought to appoint the ASU—

the Australian Services Union—

as a bargaining agent in relation to an AWA. No employee has complained to you that the operation of an AWA has adversely affected them.

So much for the false information from the President of the ACTU that the unions were denied involvement. Indeed, Blakes go on to say:

There is questionable legitimacy in a complaint which is divorced from the opinions of employees who have the opportunity of agreeing or not agreeing to the terms of the AWA.

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