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27/10/25
MEDIA RELEASE | Adult age = Adult wage – Fair Work Commission hearing starts
The retail workers union, the SDA, is campaigning for workers aged 18 and over in retail, fast food and pharmacies to be paid adult wages.
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National
13/10/25
Proposed action on customer violence
A good start, but not enough – SDA on Victorian government proposed action on customer violence.
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Victoria
13/10/25
MEDIA RELEASE | A good start, but not enough – SDA on Victorian government proposed action on customer violence
The retail workers union, the SDA, welcomes the Victorian government's commitment to increase penalties and to criminalise attacks on frontline retail and fast-food workers as a first step to address customer aggression and violence.
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National
08/10/25
Women are $26,000 poorer in retirement due to unpaid super
A new report by the Super Members Council shows that Australian women are $26,000 worse off in savings by retirement because of unpaid superannuation.
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National
25/09/25
Tougher penalties must pass now
Today’s crime statistics confirm what the SDA has been warning about for years: retail and fast food workers are on the frontline of Victoria’s crime crisis.
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Victoria
26/08/25
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA launches new campaign and 5-Point Plan to tackle retail’s psychosocial safety crisis
The retail industry is under pressure with unacceptable psychosocial risks, from understaffing, to excessive workloads, poor workplace change management and increased customer abuse, placing workers at very high risk of harm.
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National
25/08/25
Communique | Fourth Retail Employee Safety Council meeting prioritises Workplace Protection Orders
The Retail Employee Safety Council (RESC) has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling customer abuse and violence by prioritising the focus on Workplace Protection Orders.
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National
15/08/25
Working with children checks for kids working in fast food, retail and hospitality
The SDA welcomes today’s commitments of federal, state and territory Attorneys-General to commission urgent efforts to upgrade working with children checks.
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National
07/08/25
Have you seen Adult Age = Adult Wage ads at your campus?
We are running ads all around the country to bring attention to this issue that affects thousands of young SDA union members.
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National
24/07/25
Retail workers welcome the Albanese government’s action to protect penalty rates
Millions of low paid workers will welcome the priority the Albanese government has given to acting on its election commitment to protect their penalty rates.
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National