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Can a church ‘ban unions?’

The AGE newspaper reports that the Exclusive Brethren (a small Christian denomination) appears to have won special dispensation from the Commonwealth Government to exclude union officials from its members’ businesses without consulting their staff.

In contrast to the allegations in The AGE report, current Uniting Church in Australia (Victoria & Tasmania) policy states that the church desires, “a workplace that encourages the participation of unions and employer organisations”.

Sources:
Sect’s special treatment puts unions out of business
Michael Bachelard and Michelle Grattan, September 21, 2006
Industrial Relations – Church as Employer: A Statement of Principles
Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, May 2006