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Great service, great knowledge of workplace policies and procedures, free Legal advice, great value for money. These are just some of the benefits, why wouldn’t you want to join?  


S – Someone to help when things aren’t right D –Doing a great job getting the best deal for members A – And lots of fun, games, competitions and discounts!!  


When people join together and be part of the union we are helping each other have support and rules for work, I dont want to be the one standing alone!  


I think the question should be this:  Why should somebody not join the SDA? That list would be short.  


News Articles

2nd August 2017
Coles

The SDA and Coles have met over the last two days continuing negotiations for a new Coles Supermarkets Agreement. Negotiations this week have focused on SDA claims for rostering, entitlements and protections for part-time workers, domestic violence leave and compassionate leave. As previously repo ...

26th July 2017
Coles Update

The SDA and Coles met today as part of negotiations for a new Coles Supermarkets Agreement. Progress was made on improved tea breaks and new part-time clauses. The company has proposed an Award based model for the new agreement with many changes being proposed. The SDA’s aim continues to be ...

The SDA held meetings with Coles for a new Agreement last week. We have now formally responded to the Coles draft for a new Agreement which is an Award based platform. This delivers on SDA claims for higher penalty rates and other compliance issues. However, the SDA remains committed to ensuring t ...

Retail, fast food & warehouse workers should always receive regular pay slips and keep them! Legally, you must receive a pay slip – either printed or electronic – within 1 working day of your pay day. It might not seem important to check your pay slips but they are detailed records ...

Important information for retail & fast food workers. It doesn’t matter how old you are, if you’re on check-out or drive-thru or whether you’re full-time or casual – you must be paid for all work done. Your employer is legally bound to pay you for all work done. It&rsqu ...

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Testimonials

Great service, great knowledge of workplace policies and procedures, free Legal advice, great value for money. These are just some of the benefits, why wouldn’t you want to join?  


S – Someone to help when things aren’t right D –Doing a great job getting the best deal for members A – And lots of fun, games, competitions and discounts!!  


When people join together and be part of the union we are helping each other have support and rules for work, I dont want to be the one standing alone!  


I think the question should be this:  Why should somebody not join the SDA? That list would be short.