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16/05/22
MEDIA RELEASE | URGENT NEED FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AS MAJORITY OF RETAIL WORKERS REPORT FINANCIAL SQUEEZE FROM COST OF LIVING
The majority of retail, fast food and warehouse workers say their financial situation has deteriorated over the past five years, according to a new survey of nearly 10,000 members conducted by the SDA.
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National
07/04/22
MEDIA RELEASE | RETAIL WAGE INCREASE WOULD EASE COST OF LIVING PRESSURE AND BENEFIT REGIONAL ECONOMIES
A National Wage Case increase would be a shot in the arm for regional retail workers and their communities, according to new modelling released today by the SDA.
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National
31/03/22
MEDIA RELEASE | Retailers call for a wage freeze for low paid workers a “disgrace”
“Low paid, frontline workers have seen their wages going backwards for a decade...
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National
23/03/22
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA’s Supersized McLawsuit Infront of Federal Court Judge amid 2 new claims
The SDA’s - the union for fast food workers - landmark Federal Court claims against McDonald’s over the deliberate denial of paid 10-minute breaks will be in front of a Federal Court Judge today.
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National
18/03/22
MEDIA RELEASE | Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work
The Power to Prevent Coalition is calling on the Australian Government to act now to prevent sexual harassment at work by implementing all remaining recommendations of the Respect@Work report.
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National
28/02/22
MEDIA RELEASE | Woolworths Underpayments – A National Workplace Epidemic
Quotes from Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary the SDA the union for retail, fast food warehouse and online retail workers:  “The SDA is disappointed that once again we are dealing with a remediation issue for a major employer.
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National
14/02/22
MEDIA RELEASE | 17 year old takes on Subway’s Zombie Agreement at the Fair Work Commission
Chantelle Zentveld, who recently turned 17, has lodged an application in the Fair Work Commission to terminate the non-union Enterprise Agreement under which a cluster of 60 Subway employers operate. That Agreement was approved back in 2011 and its nominal expiry date was back in 2015.
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National
31/01/22
MEDIA RELEASE | Maccas Workers Lodge Supersized Legal Action Against Fast Food Giant
The SDA - one of Australia’s largest unions - has lodged a groundbreaking claim in the Federal Court against global fast food chain, McDonald’s Australia for deliberately denying workers paid rest breaks and misleading workers about their rights.
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National
12/01/22
Increases to Casual Weekend Penalty Rates Secured for Hair & Beauty
Great news! After a long campaign, the SDA has managed to secure a casual loading on weekends for hair and beauty workers.
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National
02/12/21
MEDIA RELEASE | Underpayments – Fair Work Ombudsman takes Coles to court for $115m
This is yet another reminder that underpayments remain rife in the retail and service sectors, denying thousands of workers their legal entitlements.
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National