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Jan 2024

Important Information for McDonald’s Workers

The SDA is taking legal action against McDonald’s for denying workers their paid breaks. If you work or previously worked at McDonald’s at any time since 2015, please watch this important update about the current legal action. You can read this information here and download the opt out form here.

1
Dec 2023

Alteration to National Rules

Alteration to National Rules 30 November 2023 Members of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association are advised as required by Regulation 126 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009 that a notice setting out particulars of alteration to National Rule 7A – Virtual Meetings of National Council or National Executive removing reference to National Executive and particulars of

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22
Mar 2023

ARA and SDA urge government to get tough on aggressive behaviour

Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) are urging state and territory governments across the country to implement tougher penalties for people who assault retail workers. Last year, the South Australian Government introduced a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment for people convicted of basic assault against a retail

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7
Apr 2022

RETAIL WAGE INCREASE WOULD EASE COST OF LIVING PRESSURE AND BENEFIT REGIONAL ECONOMIES

A National Wage Case increase would be a shot in the arm for regional retail workers, regional retail workers and their communities, according to new modelling released today by the SDA. The ACTU is seeking a five per cent increase to the minimum wage for lower income workers including those in retail and fast food jobs. New modelling by independent

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31
Mar 2022

Retailers call for a wage freeze for low paid workers a “disgrace”

Quotes from Gerard Dwyer National Secretary the SDA the union for retail, warehouse, online retail and fast food, workers “Low paid, frontline workers have seen their wages going backwards for a decade. “Now as some of the lowest paid workers struggle with the skyrocketing cost of living, as they struggle with rising food prices and the cost of other essentials,

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