On Keating's insistence, the undertaking was witnessed by ACTU secretary Bill Kelty, and Sir Peter Abeles, a businessman and friend of Hawke.
The ACTU also publicly condemned the strike action, saying the CWU’s 36-hour claim was "outside the Accord".
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