Media release | 30 May 2017
Christensen’s ‘defence’ of penalty rates farcical George Christensen MP’s recent announcement that he would be introducing a private members bill to protect penalty rates is a farcical stunt designed to grab headlines and deceive workers in his electorate into thinking he a ...
Why raising the minimum wage is a safety net for all
UNIONS PUSHED FOR $45 PER WEEK INCREASE Unions are at the forefront of lifting the wages of all workers from those on the Minimum Wage to those on Industry Awards. The SDA is responsible for a range of Awards which cover employees in the retail, fast food, warehousing, pharmacies and Hair and ...
Penalty Rates - Judicial Review Update
SDA appealing the Fair Work decision to cut penalty rates. The Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty for retail, fast food and pharmacy workers covered by Awards is unfair – we want it stopped. It will devastate thousands of hard-working Australians – making it harder f ...
Palm Sunday Walk 2017
The Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees is on Sunday 9th April 2017. SDA WA - The Union for Workers in Retail. Fastfood. Warehousing ...
Yesterday, the SDA applied to raise the base rate of pay for retail, fast food and pharmacy workers covered by Awards by 10% in addition to the $45 increase sought by the ACTU. The Liberal Government has now announced it will fight AGAINST our push to raise the wages of some of Australia’s lo ...
