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The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has awarded a 3% wage increase for all wage rates in awards.

Australian-first trial to curb abusive customers

An ‘Australian-first’ trial by iCare in NSW in partnership with the SDA and Griffith Universtiy has been launched to reduce abuse from customers to

REST

Rest keeping calm in a world of volatility

Rest’s Core Strategy ended the first quarter of the year on a strong note, with gains of +5.3% and +5.1% for the respective three and twelve months

Public holiday victory!

After campaigning by the SDA for over 20 years we have successfully won Easter Sunday as a legislated public holiday and Christmas Day as a legisla

McDonald's enterprise agreement withdrawal disappointing

Statement from Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary of the SDA – the union for retail, fast food and warehouse workers: 

Statement in regards to Woolworths underpayment

After internal payroll investigations Woolworths has announced an underpayment of in the range of $200-$300 million to some 6,000 salaried staff.

SDA Accident Insurance

Accident insurance helps Jason along the way

BY JASON MURPHY, SDA MEMBER

SDA Media Release

Big win for Kmart workers as union appeal successful

More than 32,000 Kmart workers across the country are a big step closer to receiving the improved pay and conditions they deserve after the SDA’s a

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