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01/11/24
Delegate of the Month – October 2024
Meet our SDA Newcastle & Northern Delegate of the Month October 2024.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
01/10/24
Delegate of the Month – September 2024
Meet our SDA Newcastle & Northern Delegate of the Month September 2024.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
20/09/24
Union Win! SDA wins tough new laws for retail assault.
The new laws will mean that assaulting a retail or fast food worker will have tougher new consequences - with a doubling of fines and much higher maximum imprisonment sentences.
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Western Australia
01/09/24
Delegate of the Month – August 2024
Meet our SDA Newcastle & Northern Delegate of the Month August 2024.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
30/08/24
New ‘Right to Disconnect’ Laws
You have a workplace right and your employer has a legal responsibility to ensure you are receiving all your minimum legal entitlements; that includes paid rest breaks.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
28/08/24
How the SDA won the Broken Hill Allowance
We were the only union in Australia to launch a groundbreaking case to secure a district allowance to compensate Broken Hill workers - including casual workers - for this loss.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
07/08/24
MEDIA RELEASE | Retail Employee Safety Council
Representatives from the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) met in Melbourne today to reaffirm their shared commitment to protecting retail workers against assaults and harassment in the workplace.
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National
01/08/24
Delegate of the Month – July 2024
Meet our SDA Newcastle & Northern Delegate of the Month July 2024.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
26/07/24
Improvements to Workplace Safety Laws pass SA Parliament
South Australian Parliament has passed groundbreaking reforms to the Work Health and Safety Act, which will significantly improve your rights when it comes to workplace safety.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
01/07/24
Delegate of the Month – June 2024
Meet our SDA Newcastle & Northern Delegate of the Month June 2024.
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Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter Valley
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