Shadow employment minister Michaelia Cash has accused the Albanese Government of emboldening the union movement amid a crippling dispute between rail workers and the NSW government.
A key employer group has warned against big business splintering off to make side pacts on industrial relations before the upcoming jobs and skills summit.
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