In good news for Dan Murphy’s workers, the proposed Dan Murphy’s Agreement has been voted up – with a 94% yes vote. This is a great outcome for Dan Murphy’s employees and will ensure: Regular pay rises. Higher weekday pay … Continued
The SDA has become aware of reports that Australian workers are being underpaid by some Subway franchisees. If you are concerned you have been underpaid by Subway we encourage you to visit our website and fill out the form. Click … Continued
In a disappointing move for Kmart workers across the country, the Fair Work Commission has rejected the proposed enterprise agreement – which would have delivered pay rises across the board while also protecting, and improving, workers’ hard-won conditions. The agreement … Continued
This week, the SDA held a second roundtable with the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) to tackle the customer abuse epidemic in retail and fast food outlets across the country. The National Customer Abuse … Continued
700,000 Australian workers will again receive a massive, unfair cut to their take home pay as the third round of penalty rate cuts commence on July 1, even though previous cuts have not created jobs nor simulated the economy as … Continued
The SDA has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission against Woolworths over its plans to restructure its store management structure, a move that may lead to redundancies across its stores nation-wide. The SDA opposes this decision and is … Continued
The SDA welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the minimum wage and modern award rates by 3%, but at a time of historic low wage growth and cuts to penalty rates, stressed that more needs to be done … Continued
Following a ballot of Bunnings employees, a majority voted yes in favour of the proposed Bunnings Agreement. 59.7% of eligible Bunnings employees voted in the ballot with a 76.7% yes vote. The SDA believes that, notwithstanding the issues which were … Continued
The SDA – the Union for retail workers – is extremely saddened that South Australia is losing yet another iconic retailer, with Radio Rentals announcing it will close all stores in June. SDA Secretary Josh Peak is concerned for the … Continued
In the next few months, the SDA and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) will be fighting to win a fair and decent pay rise for workers at the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review.= What’s the Annual Wage … Continued
