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New peace-deal talks within Victorian Labor are threatening to erupt into a fresh round of brawling and potential legal action as factional warlords fight over the carve-up of seats across the state.
Factional supremos and union heavyweights held a secret three-hour meeting in Carlton on Thursday afternoon as they attempted to negotiate the final sticking points to the so-called “stability pact” between the Right and Left factions.
Veteran Labor Left factional figure Alan Griffin leaves the party’s “peace talks” in senator Kim Carr’s office on Thursday.
Credit:Joe Armao
However, they remain at loggerheads over several issues including the Right faction’s lack of female representation, the future of veteran left-wing senator Kim Carr and succession planning for a handful of Labor-held seats.
âWe got screwed overâ: Maccaâs worker speaks out A McDonaldâs employee who was allegedly denied paid breaks on more than 650 shifts says he âgot screwed over and I just want it to not happen anymore.â
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Subscriber only A Murray Bridge McDonald s worker who allegedly missed out on paid breaks during more than 650 shifts has vowed to fight for systemic change in the country s fast food industry. The workers are each chasing thousands of dollars in compensation, while the franchisee has made moves to quit the McDonald s system altogether. The legal attack, led by the powerful Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), is the second of its kind against an SA McDonald s franchisee in a matter of months.
âWe got screwed overâ: Maccaâs worker speaks out A McDonaldâs employee who was allegedly denied paid breaks on more than 650 shifts says he âgot screwed over and I just want it to not happen anymore.â
Business by Gabriel Polychronis
Premium Content
Subscriber only A Murray Bridge McDonald s worker who allegedly missed out on paid breaks during more than 650 shifts has vowed to fight for systemic change in the country s fast food industry. The workers are each chasing thousands of dollars in compensation, while the franchisee has made moves to quit the McDonald s system altogether. The legal attack, led by the powerful Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), is the second of its kind against an SA McDonald s franchisee in a matter of months.
Woolworths staff fitted with body cameras to combat rise in abuse
Staff at Woolworths will wear police-style body cameras in a new trial being rolled out across the country to combat a steep rise in abuse on employees.
New statistics revealed by the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association revealed that up to 85 per cent of staff working at Woolworths stores have experienced some kind of verbal, physical or sexual assault while on shift.
The abuse has skyrocketed since the outbreak of the pandemic and the new body cameras â which will be trialled in 11 stores across the country â began recording two weeks ago.
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