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The SDA stands up for over 200,000

Retail, Warehousing & Fast Food Workers

Who is the SDA for?

If you work in retail, the SDA is the union for you.

SDA members work in:

  • Supermarkets
  • Department stores
  • Discount stores
  • Hardware stores
  • Liquor
  • Op shops
  • Pharmacies

Read about your workplace rights in retail

Retail worker sorts out clothes on the shelves at Kmart.

If you work in warehousing or distribution centres, the SDA is the union for you.

Our warehouse members work to supply:

  • Supermarkets
  • Department stores
  • Discount stores
  • Hardware stores

Read about your rights in warehousing

If you work in fast food, the SDA is the union for you.

SDA members working in fast food can include:

  • Fast food chains
  • Takeaway food shops
  • Bakeries

Read about your rights in fast food

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Why join the SDA?

  • Advice & support
    Need help at work? Our experts are here if you need help at work or answers to your workplace questions.
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  • A safer workplace
    It's our priority to ensure your workplace is safe and free from hazards, harassment and bullying.
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  • Legal protection & security
    We can represent you if you need help with a workplace problem including workers compensation, unfair dismissal or dispute resolution.
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  • Events & competitions
    The SDA holds regular members-only events and competitions.
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  • Industry negotiations
    The SDA represents you in negotiations with your employer for improved pay and conditions including pay rises.
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  • Discounts & offers
    We have a great discount program and a range of offers such as cheap movie tickets just for SDA members.
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Across Australia

SDA Members make your workplace better, fairer and safer.

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If you're an SDA member
We're at work with you.

Achieved in 2024 so far:

  • Secured a pay rise for thousands of SDA members.

  • Negotiated new Enterprise Agreements delivering improved pay and conditions to SDA members.

  • Recovered over $7 million in claims and compensation for SDA members.

About the SDA
Gerard Dwyer
Gerard Dwyer
Gerard Dwyer

SDA Secretary
National

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Irrinni’s story: “I feared for my safety every shift”
“While Irrinni had previously worked in retail and supermarkets, working in petrol was unlike other any other job she’d had before.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
Employer pays $50,000 to settle underpayment claim
“Veg Out - a supermarket based in Victor Harbor- has paid $50,000 to settle an underpayment claim brought by the SDA union on behalf of their member Paul Baillie.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill

Our campaigns

No One Deserves A Serve SDA Union No One Deserves a Serve campaign logo
The customer isn't always right
No One Deserves A Serve
The SDA's ongoing campaign to eliminate abuse and violence from customers towards workers.
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National
Adult Age = Adult Wage Blue Adult Age = Adult Wage logo
Removing junior rates for 18-20 year olds
Adult Age = Adult Wage
If you're 18 or older working in retail, fast food or pharmacy - we believe you should be paid the full adult rate of pay.
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National
Better wages – we’re worth it Text that reads: 'BETTER WAGES WE'RE WORTH IT'
Pushing for your wages to go up
Better wages – we’re worth it
Every year, the SDA runs a strong campaign to secure a pay rise for you.
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National

Got questions?
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Latest SDA news & events

11/12/24
Communique: RESC tackling retail worker safety in the lead up to Christmas
In the all-important festive season for the retail sector, the tripartite Retail Employee Safety Council gathered to focus on strategies to bolster the sector against intensifying abuse, assaults and harassment in retail. In its second meeting, worker and employer representatives noted prevention tactics used throughout November to deter retail crime offenders, including continuing the industry “No one Deserves a Serve” Campaign, training and data collection and reporting to strengthen insights that will help improve employee safety.
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National
09/12/24
MEDIA RELEASE | Shoppers urged to keep their cool this Christmas
The call from the SDA – the union for retail, fast food and warehouse workers – comes as recent research shows that one in three retail workers in Australia and New Zealand are considering leaving their job due to theft and violence.
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National
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