The head of the start-up Red Union—formed in response to the vaccine mandates—is vowing to fight the Queensland Labor government’s decision to effectively bar the organisation from operating in the state.
On Oct. 28, the Palaszczuk government passed the Industrial Relations Amendment Bill, which tightens the criteria for registering new employee organisations, side-lining Red Union and its affiliate nursing, teaching and business unions.
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said she made “no apologies” for the move.
“Changes provide protections against organisations and individuals who make false and misleading claims about being able to represent the industrial interests of employers and employees,” she said in a statement on Oct. 28….