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SDA welcomes appointment of Professor Alan Fels, calls for tougher penalties on worker exploitation. The SDA welcomed the appointment of Professor Alan Fels to the new migrant taskforce and has called on the Federal Government to create tough new penalties to protect migrant workers from rampant exploitation as exposed in 7-Eleven stores. Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary of the SDA said

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The SDA, the union for retail, fast-food and warehouse workers, has proudly launched its ‘Young Workmate of the Year Awards’ to celebrate young workers and the valuable contribution they make to their workplaces. The annual awards are open to young workers under 25-years old who work in retail and fast food. Nominations are open now. The Awards serve as a

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The Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has announced that her government will legislate Easter Sunday as a public holiday commencing in 2017. The SDA has been lobbying the government since it took office in 2015 as this is an important issue for our members and their families. The SDA strongly supports the Palaszczuk government’s decision because Easter Sunday is no ordinary Sunday.

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The SDA rejects assertions in today’s Fairfax story that the majority of workers at Woolworths, KFC and Hungry Jacks are worse off under a variety of Enterprise Agreements. The SDA has worked hard over many years to lift fast food industry rates to achieve parity with retail. Some fast food workers in some states have received wage increases in excess of

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The SDA is deeply disappointed with the announcement this afternoon that Masters stores will cease trading by mid-December across the country. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that while stores will remain open for the next 12-14 weeks this will be a very difficult period for staff. “This is a devastating announcement for some 6,000 staff in light of recent

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