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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
15/06/25
Advocating for your safety
Retail and Fast Food Workers deserve safer workplaces, and the SDA is committed to seeing laws that protect them at work.
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Victoria
08/06/25
Blade Related Violence Must Stop
The SDA welcomed the Victorian Government's fast-tracked ban on machetes as a crucial first step. However, we believe more must be done to protect workers and shoppers.
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Victoria
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
Media Release: Woolworths Bairnsdale Incident Response
The SDA condemns Woolworths stabbing, renews call for stronger knife laws, better security and increased penalties for custom
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Victoria
26/05/25
Media release: Northland incident response
The SDA Union welcomes the Victorian Government’s decision to fast-track a ban on machetes, following the violent incident at Northland Shopping Centre.
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Victoria
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
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
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