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24/06/25
Union win: Payday Super
Superannuation is a fundamental part of your rights at work that the SDA has and always will strive to protect and improve. To drive greater compliance by employers the SDA is pushing for legislative change to ensure superannuation is paid on pay day.
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National
17/06/25
The SDA is seeking to modernise Grill’d workers’ pay and conditions at work.
Grill’d workers’ pay and rights are below the industry-standard.  
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
03/06/25
Union win: 3.5% wage increase from 1 July  
Unions win 3.5% pay rise for retail, fast food and pharmacy workers in 2025.
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National
03/06/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Unions Call on Government to Use Its Buying Power to Demand Ethical Behaviour from Big Tech
The Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association and the Transport Workers Union are calling for the re-elected Labor Government to use existing Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules to prevent public contracts going to multinational corporations like Amazon unless they meet basic standards of ethical conduct both here and overseas.
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National
30/05/25
Who supports a strong pay rise for workers on July 1?
The SDA is fighting to win millions of workers a real pay rise from July 1, including many retail, fast food and warehouse workers.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
30/05/25
Congratulations to SDA member, Amanda Rishworth MP!
SDA member and former SDA SA official, Amanda Rishworth MP has been appointed as the Workplace Relations Minister.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
30/05/25
SDA calls on Federal Government to support Adult Age = Adult Wage case
We're calling on the Government to support our application to lift the wages of 18-20 year olds.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
20/05/25
Sexyland must clean up its act and put workers’ safety first.
Union members at a Sexyland store in SA have reported serious safety issues to the SDA relating to improper systems of work, illegal activity, sexual harassment and psychosocial hazards.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill
20/05/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Adult age adult wage – SDA seeks Albanese government support for adult wages for 18-21 year olds
The SDA, which represents more young workers than any other union, is seeking support from the Albanese government for its application to the Fair Work Commission for adult wages to be paid for 18-21 year old workers in retail, fast food and pharmacy.
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National
29/04/25
SDA takes legal action against Sexyland for systemic underpayments
The SDA is pursuing thousands in backpay for Sexyland workers over breaches of overtime pay, misclassifications and rostering provisions.
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SA, NT & Broken Hill

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