LLW2602 Assignment 2 Semester 1 ANSWERS 2026 - Due 9 April 2026

LLW2602
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 9 APRIL 2026

, LLW2602 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026

DUE 9 APRIL 2026



Red Wood (RW) supplies Furniture Manufacturers (FM) with wood for the
manufacturing of furniture. The members of Wood Employees Association (WEA),
employed by RW, decided to stop working action in support of employees of FM
who are in dispute with their employer regarding a new promotion criterion. (a)
Identify the nature of the action taken by members of WEA and the requirements
that must be met for that action to be protected



Question (a): Identify the nature of the action taken by members of WEA and the
requirements that must be met for that action to be protected.



The nature of the action taken by the members of the Wood Employees Association
(WEA) is a secondary strike. This is because the employees of Red Wood (RW) are
striking in support of the employees of Furniture Manufacturers (FM) who have a
dispute with their own employer. The members of WEA do not have a dispute with their
employer, RW. Their action is a sympathy strike, intended to exert pressure on the
primary employer (FM) by impacting their supplier, RW

(McGregor & Dekker 2021: 233-234).



For this secondary strike to be protected, the following requirements must be met

(Study Unit 5, paragraph 8; McGregor & Dekker 2021: 234):