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SDA urges shoppers respect workers ahead of the holiday season
The union representing retail, fast food and warehousing workers is urging shoppers to stay calm and be respectful of workers as we enter the busy Christmas holiday season. SDA National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer said, “We know that Christmas is always a busy time for everyone, as the pressure builds up getting ready for end of season festivities. But even with
SDA Wins Supersized Pay Rise For Maccas Managers – Now What About The Backpay?
5 June 2022 For more than two years the SDA has been investigating McDonald’s (McDonald’s Australia and McDonald’s licensees) for underpaying managers and crew and ignoring workplace rights at McDonald’s sites across Australia. The union has written to McDonald’s Australia and all Australian Licensee’s asking them to do the right thing and honour McDonald’s crew and managers rights. McDonald’s have
17 year old takes on Subway’s Zombie Agreement at the Fair Work Commission
12 February 2022 Chantelle Zentveld, who recently turned 17, has lodged an application in the Fair Work Commission to terminate the non-union Enterprise Agreement under which a cluster of 60 Subway employers operate. That Agreement was approved back in 2011 and its nominal expiry date was back in 2015. These non-union Zombie agreements between employers and their workers mean that
