That indicates more about your worth to the company that you work for than it does about the legislation.
.....Or perhaps an employer that does not want to recognise an employee's value...
It has never been legal to place duress on workers to sign an AWA. If dismissed they would be protected by the unlawful dismissal laws in Workchoices. Something many people seem unaware of - which is not suprising given the crap served up by ACTU advertising.
..I think the operative word about your quote PAF is crap....