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29/11/24
Media Release: Make Amazon Pay Day
Friday 29 November is international “Make Amazon Pay Day”, where workers will take action against the company across the world. The SDA and the Transport Workers’ Union will assemble outside Amazon’s Distribution Centre in Lytton to protest their abysmal safety record, before entering the site to carry out surveying of Amazon staff.
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Queensland
26/11/24
MEDIA RELEASE | Children at work, children at risk
More than half a million children work in Australia, most of them in fast food, retail and hospitality. However, they have little protection from harassment, sexual and otherwise, from adults working alongside them.
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National
21/11/24
Workplace Bullying
Workplace Bullying can have a huge impact on your mental health and happiness at work. It should not be tolerated: everyone has the right to work in a safe and supportive environment. Workplace Bullying is defined as repeated and unreasonable behaviour that is directed towards a specific individual or group. It may come from other team members, supervisors, managers, or in the case of retail and fast food, from customers.
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Queensland
21/11/24
Super on every dollar
In August, the Federal Government introduced the Paid Parental Leave Bill into the House of Representatives. If passed, this legislation will ensure that superannuation is paid on all Government Paid Parental Leave from 1 July.
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Queensland
21/11/24
SDA calls for more protections in the Work Health and Safety Amendment
SDA calls for more protections for retail workers in the Work Health and Safety Amendment
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Queensland
21/11/24
Better Wages, We’re worth it
The SDA will be campaigning for better wages both in the AWR case and in all of our enterprise bargaining with different companies.
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Queensland
21/11/24
IN STORES NOW: New signs call out customers to show respect at Woolies & Big W
New signs call out customers to show respect at Woolies & Big W
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Queensland
09/10/24
New Agreements Secured at Coles and Woolworths
The SDA has secured new Agreements at Coles and Woolworths Supermarkets achieving Better Wages, Fairer rostering and more hours and More time off with pay.
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Queensland
09/10/24
UNION WIN: Tougher penalties for perpetrators of customer violence
The QLD State Government has passed new laws to implement an aggravating sentencing factor to act as a deterrent for aggressive customers. 
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Queensland
09/10/24
New Right to Disconnect Laws are a Positive Step Towards Work-Life Balance
In a move aimed at enhancing work-life balance, the Federal Government has recently introduced new “right to disconnect” laws.
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Queensland