The Conversation has published this morning my latest piece on the subject of the relationship between unions and the ALP under the heading: "Howes' carbon tax ultimatum all in a day's work for union boss":
Public conflict between unions and the ALP is nothing new. But with the besieged Gillard government clinging to office, and unions desperately needing to prove their value to members, the current conflict brings Australia’s oldest relationship closer and closer to the precipice of separation.
(Previous stuff - I wrote a piece on this subject for ABC Unleashed, published last thursday. The text is available here. I also wrote a paper for last year's Australian Political Science Association on the unions-ALP relationship using some of the research for my phd (due for submission in August). That paper is available here. You can also read my review of Rodney Cavalier's Power Politics here.)
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