Latest News | SDA Victoria - Union for Workers in Retail, Fast Food & Warehouse

McDonald's Legal Action Notice

08 Jan 2024

The SDA is taking legal action against McDonald’s for denying workers their paid breaks.

Media Release - Do you want lies with that?

15 Aug 2022

Do you want lies with that?

Media Release - Mammoth Legal Action Lodged against McDonald’s operators

12 Aug 2022

Mammoth Legal Action Lodged against McDonald’s operators

Media Release- Victorian Government Sick Pay Guarantee Scheme

16 Mar 2022

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) applauds the Andrews Government’s launch of the Sick Pay Guarantee scheme for casual

Important Information on Masks and Hot Weather

24 Jan 2022

The current health advice from the Victorian Government requires masks to be worn indoors at work.

REDUCED RED-TAPE, ACCESS TO RAT TESTING A PRIORITY FOR RETAIL STAFF

10 Jan 2022

Australia's retail supply chain is confronting unprecedented stress, risking the community's access to food and the other essentials, a challenge l

No One Deserves A Serve survey results

29 Jul 2021

In 2020, the No One Deserves A Serve campaign and the work the SDA does around customer abuse and violence shifted its focus toward the pa

SDA members win pay rise!

30 Jun 2021

The Fair Work Commission has handed down the Annual Wage Review decision.

Responding to COVID restrictions

25 Jun 2021

Following the announcement of more lockdown restrictions in late May, we have been ensuring all our members have the latest information about restr

Representing members in roster disputes

20 Jun 2021

Every week, we represent dozens of SDA members in roster disputes.

Unions win wage increase for essential workers

17 Jun 2021

The Fair Work Commission has handed down the Annual Wage Review decision.

Airport West Roadshow

26 Feb 2021

We hit the ground running in 2021 with a roadshow to the Airport West Region from February 8 to February 14.

$173 MILLION WIN AT 7-ELEVEN

19 Jan 2021

Many members will recall the shocking working conditions in 7-Eleven stores revealed by the ABC’s Four Corners program in 2015.

No One Deserves A Serve as Victoria Re-Opens

22 Dec 2020

Customer abuse and violence is a serious workplace health and safety issue.

Give us a break McDonald's!

14 Dec 2020

“I have never received a paid break in my whole time working at Macca’s.”

Unions make our workplaces safer

08 Dec 2020

2020 has been a unique and incredibly difficult year for thousands of SDA members who, as essential workers, have worked on the front line of the C

SDA applauds the Andrews Government’s historic decision to underwrite casuals’ sick leave

23 Nov 2020

Quotes from Michael Donovan, Victorian Secretary of the SDA - the union for retail, fast food, warehouse and online retail workers

HSR Spotlight

10 Nov 2020

Health & Safety Representatives (HSRs) have always played an essential role in keeping stores safe, but they have become even more important th

Shoppers should respect retail workers as Victoria opens up

28 Oct 2020

All Victorians deserve congratulations for bringing the state’s second wave of COVID-19 to heel.

Update on Village Cinemas Movie Tickets

22 Oct 2020

SDA members have access to exclusive benefits and discounts, including discount movie tickets for Village Cinemas.