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13/12/22
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA urges shoppers respect workers ahead of the holiday season
The union representing retail, fast food and warehousing workers is urging shoppers to stay calm and be respectful of workers as we enter the busy Christmas holiday season.
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National
27/10/22
Retail Industry Statement on Customer Abuse & Violence
The SDA brings the retail & fast food industries together to commit to focus on protecting workers from abusive and violent customer behaviour. 
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National
05/10/22
Decent work: is your job sustainable?
Decent work means different things to different people but the SDA believes in a number of fundamental principles. These make a genuine difference to the working lives of Australians and in turn, help contribute to better lives outside of work.
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National
23/08/22
MEDIA RELEASE | “Unethical and unlawful” – Apple seeks to rush through new workplace agreement on eve of Jobs Summit
After years of exploiting shortcomings and loopholes in enterprise bargaining laws, Apple, one of the world’s richest multinationals, is trying to rush though a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement which would mean real wage cuts for more than 4000 Australian workers.
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National
12/08/22
MEDIA RELEASE | Mammoth Legal Action Lodged against McDonald’s operators
Compensation is being sought for over 250,000 current and former McDonald’s workers across Australia as part of the SDA’s latest legal action against McDonald’s.
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National
21/07/22
SDA takes Officeworks overtime issue to Federal Court
On behalf of SDA members, the SDA pursued this case at the Fair Work Commission and won, with the Fair Work Commission ruling in our favour twice.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
05/06/22
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA Wins Supersized Pay Rise For Maccas Managers – Now What About The Backpay?
For more than two years the SDA has been investigating McDonald's (McDonald’s Australia and McDonald’s licensees) for underpaying managers and crew and ignoring workplace rights at McDonald’s sites across Australia.
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National
31/05/22
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA takes McDonald’s Franchise to the Federal Court for substituting paid breaks for free soft drinks.
The South Australian Branch of the SDA - the union for fast food workers - has lodged a landmark case against a third South Australian McDonald’s Franchisee in the Federal Court.
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National
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