cfmeu briefing paper productivity growth and competitiveness in mining the myth of awas construction forestry energy union division website www asn au november 2004 forecast commodity export earnings australia 05 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 coal iron ore crude oil gold alumina beef aluminium wheat nickel lng wine copper wooldairy zinc a billion with highest level unionisation & collective bargaining source abare australian commodities september quarter overview this refutes economic arguments put forward by mines metals association amma case for ongoing flexibility employment arrangements options resources sector 1 that is it argument are reliant on direct individual contracts favoured much industry gaping hole s seeks to exclude largest component from its not only far part terms also most successful
