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Free advice, assistance when required, negotiators improving my working conditions, discount vouchers and competitions - why wouldnt you be a member??  


Being a member of the SDA is important because I'm not good at speaking up so I need assitance to help negotiate on my behalf.  


Joining the union is the next best thing to having a guardian angel by your side and you can count on that!!  


With the upcoming EBA negotiations it's great to have someone pushing our company for better conditions in my workplace.  


News Articles

22nd November 2017
Priceline Agreement

A new Priceline Agreement has been voted up by a majority of employees and approved by the Fair Work Commission, securing improved pay and conditions for workers. Following negotiations between the Company, all Priceline employees were given the opportunity to vote on whether or not to accept the a ...

Statement on Vickers discontinuation of application to terminate Coles 2011 Agreement The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said while he was pleased Ms Vickers had discontinued her application to terminate the Coles 2011 enterprise bargaining ...

11th October 2017
Judicial Review Decision

How can you help protect the take-home pay of retail, fast food & pharmacy workers? The SDA and United Voice appealed the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty rates for retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy workers through a judicial review in the Federal Court. Both unio ...

SDA vows to continue fight to protect penalty rates after Federal Court decision The SDA has vowed to continue the fight to protect penalty rates for over 700,000 retail and fast food workers despite a Federal Court ruling upholding the Fair Work Commission decision that slashed Sunday and public h ...

Coles and the SDA have agreed on a draft new EBA to cover retail store team members. The SDA set out to negotiate the Agreement with four key priorities, endorsed at multiple meetings by SDA Delegates from stores throughout Australia: ·       Protect take-home ...

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Testimonials

Free advice, assistance when required, negotiators improving my working conditions, discount vouchers and competitions - why wouldnt you be a member??  


Being a member of the SDA is important because I'm not good at speaking up so I need assitance to help negotiate on my behalf.  


Joining the union is the next best thing to having a guardian angel by your side and you can count on that!!  


With the upcoming EBA negotiations it's great to have someone pushing our company for better conditions in my workplace.