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Wage increase welcome, but more needs to be done
The SDA, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the minimum wage and modern award rates by 3%, but at a time of historic low wage growth and cuts to penalty rates, stressed that more needs to be done to lift wages and strengthen local economies. SDA National Secretary Gerard
Models win private changerooms at this year’s Fashion Week
Models working at this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) have finally won private changing areas for the first time in the history of the event. This follows calls from the SDA – the union for models, for private change areas for models at Fashion Week. The SDA congratulated Fashion Week’s event organisers IMG for undertaking this important initiative which
Bunnings workers vote ‘yes’ to new enterprise agreement
Bunnings workers have delivered a strong 76.7% ‘yes’ vote to a new enterprise agreement which improves penalty rates, locks in pay rises and provides better job security for part time and casual workers. The ballot, which closed on Monday night saw 59.7% (21,439) of Bunnings workers turn out to vote on the new agreement with 16,443 (76.7%) voting ‘yes’. The
MEDIA RELEASE | SDA continues push for better wages and conditions for Domino’s workers
The Fair Work Commission today agreed to hear the SDA’s applications to terminate expired Domino’s Agreements, following the SDA’s push for a BOOT-compliant enterprise agreement with improved wages and penalty rates. Unless the Company can reach agreement with the SDA for an enterprise agreement that delivers improved pay and conditions for all Domino’s employees, the SDA’s applications to terminate
