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01/02/21
MEDIA RELEASE | Retail workers pay the price for COVID pandemic sacrifice
For seven months, hundreds of thousands low paid frontline workers have endured a Morrison government endorsed pay cut while some company executives have been paying themselves bonuses with taxpayer money which they should not have received.
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National
16/12/20
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA launches Federal Court action against McDonald’s over denial of rest breaks
The SDA alleges that the McDonald’s Franchise deliberately denied workers paid drink and rest breaks.
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National
25/11/20
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA Junior Rates Win
The SDA recently made final submissions that Junior rates should not apply to workers on classifications 2-8 in the Retail Award as part of the 4 yearly review.
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National
25/11/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Wage justice for junior workers – the SDA welcomes FWC decision
The Fair Work Commission today handed down a decision on an application from the SDA, deciding that junior rates will no longer apply to workers at level 4 and above subject to the General Retail Award
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National
23/11/20
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA applauds the Andrews Government’s historic decision to underwrite casuals’ sick leave
This is an historic move. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association unreservedly welcomes this step by the Victorian government.
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National
20/11/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Retirement Income Review – Another attack on Women
The Australian Services Union (ASU), Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and the SDA, the Union for Retail, fast food and warehouse workers, represent over half a million working women in Australia.
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National
17/11/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Lush underpayment decision highlights the value of union membership
The SDA acknowledges Lush's decision to pay more than 3,000 current and former workers more than four million dollars in underpayments. This need never have occurred.
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National
30/10/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Maurice Blackburn and the SDA welcome recovery of $173 million in wages stolen from 7-ELEVEN employees
Leading law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) today welcomed news that 7-ELEVEN paid back more than $173 million in stolen wages but warned underpayment remained rife in industries that employed large migrant workforces.
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National
28/10/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Shoppers should respect retail workers as Victoria opens up
All Victorians deserve congratulations for bringing the state’s second wave of COVID-19 to heel. After months of lockdown restrictions, they will naturally welcome the opportunity to start shopping again, especially with the festive season around the corner.
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National
07/10/20
MEDIA RELEASE | Women – the Budget’s forgotten people
The Morrison government seems to have forgotten that women have suffered disproportionately under the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tonight’s budget is notable for its failure to recognise this fact.
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National