According to Martin (1980), Australian union representation aims to “protect and improve wages and working conditions”. In this regard, we must ask ourselves why only “one in five employees (19%, or 1.7 million people) were unionized” according to figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in April 2008. Why is a worker Wouldn't an Australian want to have the right to the representation and support networks offered by the many and varied unions across Australia? This essay will first focus on what motivates a worker to join a union. It will then look at the current workplace climate and employment relationship, taking into account the modern concern of millennials' lack of loyalty. Additionally, the essay will argue that workers must belong to a union to ensure that vulnerable employees are not exploited. The essay will then critically analyze the impact of the Federal Court on trade unionism, given its recently reduced arbitral powers. Finally, the paper will critically examine the social, legal and political factors that have led to a free fall in the number of trade unionists over the past two decades. Before boldly stating that “all workers should belong to a union,” it is imperative to first consider some of the most important reasons that support the idea of ​​joining a union. Studies by Guest and Dewe (1988) and Farber and Saks (1980) showed that dissatisfaction with the supervisory relationship, job content, and job involvement are the most common triggers. important. Another consideration employees raise is the idea of ​​a union giving them the ability to remedy unsatisfactory working conditions. This is an extremely important factor in the decision, as resolving pay or occupational health and safety (OHS) issues individually can be an extremely daunting challenge for the average Australian worker. And finally, there are those employees who join a union because of an indoctrinated commitment to the ideological values ​​that union represents. According to Klandermans (1986), these people have “ideal and collective motivations”. However, such practices unfortunately cannot be taught, rather they are inherent to a person's constitutional makeup. In addition to the factors mentioned above, modern labor relations and work climate must certainly also encourage union involvement. An important study by Peetz (1997, p.27) highlighted the growing trend of employee dissatisfaction with management practices..