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Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/1562 · result published 21 Oct 2025

  1. Ordered
  2. Voting
  3. Result
  4. Action reported
  5. Ended
  6. Agreement
Action not confirmed. A successful ballot only authorises action. We mark it as reported once a source says it happened.
Eligible voters157employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes83–94%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 20 Nov 2025

Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.

What workers voted on

11 actions were put to the vote: 5 stoppages, 2 overtime bans, 4 work bans. All of them passed.

What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of work of 4 hours duration111893%✔ passed
2. Stoppages of work of 8 hours duration1091092%✔ passed
3. Stoppages of work of 24 hours duration1091092%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of work of indefinite duration992083%✔ passed
5. Ban on overtime of a periodic duration1081191%✔ passed
6. Ban on overtime of an indefinite duration1071290%✔ passed
7. Ban on the loading of trucks of a periodic duration112794%✔ passed
8. Ban on the loading of trucks of an indefinite duration110992%✔ passed
9. Ban on the unloading of trucks of a periodic duration112794%✔ passed
10. Ban on the unloading of trucks of an indefinite duration1091092%✔ passed
11. Stoppages of work of 1 hours duration for the purposes of speaking to the media about the reasons for industrial action110992%✔ passed

The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes.

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