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24/04/25
Young workers deserve safe & fair workplaces
The SDA has a range of initiatives designed to improve the pay and conditions of young workers and to provide fairer and safer workplaces for them.
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National
19/04/25
Albanese government supports real wage increases
The Albanese Labor Government will be calling for the minimum and award wages to be increased by more than inflation in this year’s Annual Wage Review.  
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
19/04/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Retail workers welcome the Albanese government’s pledge to protect penalty rates
The SDA welcomes the commitment of the Albanese government, if re-elected, to legislate to protect penalty rates.
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National
16/04/25
SDA Union seeks to prescribe fair pay and bargaining rights at Chemist Warehouse
While Chemist Warehouse brings in $5 billion worth of sales, its workforce earns the bare minimum required in the pharmacy retail sector and are covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
14/04/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Clerical workers could lose $7,000 in penalty rates as employer attack spreads
Australian Unions are today warning that employer attacks on penalty rates have spread beyond the retail sector to target workers in administration, banking and finance.
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National
04/04/25
SDA files to secure a pay rise for retail & fast food workers in Fair Work Commission
The SDA calling for better wages and a genuine living wage for retail and fast food workers – you need and deserve a fair and decent pay rise in 2025.
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National
26/03/25
We’re pushing for a living wage for SDA members in 2025.
The SDA is preparing a strong case to win real pay rises for SDA members on July 1. Help strengthen our arguments.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
26/03/25
Stop the Attacks on Retail Workers Rights!
Over the last 2 weeks, the SDA has been at the Fair Work Commission fighting major employers’ attacks on retail workers’ rights.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
20/03/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Retail workers face losing $5,000 a year – and it won’t stop there
Australian Unions are standing up to some of the country’s largest retailers in a fight to stop the abolition of penalty rates for retail workers nationwide. ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, and SDA National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer, are in Sydney today where a full bench of the Fair Work Commission is hearing a bid to wipe out penalty rates for at least 200,000 retail workers.
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National
03/03/25
Union Win: New Laws Around Casual Conversion
New laws have come into effect which will give casual workers more power to convert to permanent employment.
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National

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