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Election coming but Turnbull Government refuses to come clean on penalty rates
The Federal Opposition’s submission to the Fair Work Commission today in support of penalty rates has highlighted just how out of touch the Prime Minister and his ministers are with working people. Two of Australia’s biggest unions, United Voice and the SDA, the union for retail, fast-food and hospitality workers, today welcomed the Federal ALP’s submission to the Fair
Workers seeks urgent meeting with new 7-Eleven CEO to discuss exploitation
The new CEO of 7-Eleven, Angus McKay, should urgently meet with workers and union representatives who can confirm his speculation that the exploitation of workers is continuing at stores. SDA, the union for retail, fast-food and warehouse workers, National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer said there’s no doubt whatsoever that workers are still being forced to work under illegal conditions.
GROWING TOGETHER – LABOR’S AGENDA FOR TACKLING INEQUALITY
Growing Together tells the real story of life in Australia. After a quarter-century of continuous economic growth, inequality is at a 75-year high. 2.5 million Australians live below the poverty line, and hundreds of thousands of Australians are unemployed. For all the success Australians have achieved, the rewards are not as widely spread or as fairly shared as we like
Workers urge politicians to fix Australia’s growing epidemic of exploitation at work
Workers who have spoken out against unfair practices at their workplaces have travelled to Canberra today to urge politicians to adopt measures to halt the widespread and growing practice of exploitation at work. The workers, including two former 7-Eleven workers, a fast-food delivery driver and a hospitality worker, are urging politicians of all persuasions to fix the emerging labour black
SDA hits University O’Weeks
University is back! As uni students across the country settled back into another semester of study, the 100% Pay at 18+ team headed to O’Weeks to talk about the need to pay younger workers fairly. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that university students are at real risk at the moment, with many 18 and 19 year olds still being
