WHEN Julia Gillard announced on Thursday she would change the workplace laws to protect penalty rates, the union-dominated audience at Old Parliament House in Canberra burst into applause. ACTU secretary Dave Oliver hailed the proposal as a "great outcome" from a "great prime minister".
It was the government's third concession to the labour movement in seven days. Bill Shorten had surprised employers the previous week by telling them he would deliver on two longstanding union claims: arbitration of intractable disputes and more rights for unions to meet workers during meal breaks.
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