"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited T/A Boeing Aerostructures Australia [2018] FWC 1098
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Fair Work Act 2009
s.437 - Application for a protected action ballot order
"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries
Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU)
v
Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited T/A Boeing Aerostructures
Australia
(B2018/100)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK PERTH, 20 FEBRUARY 2018
Proposed protected action ballot by employees of Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty
Limited.
Pursuant to s.443 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) the Fair Work Commission orders:
1. PROTECTED ACTION BALLOT TO BE HELD
The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known
as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) is to hold a protected action ballot
of employees of Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited T/A Boeing Aerostructures
Australia described in clause 3 of this order.
2. NAME OF PERSON AUTHORISED TO CONDUCT THE BALLOT
The ballot is to be conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission.
3. GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES TO BE BALLOTED
In accordance with s.437(5) of the Act, the employees to be balloted are those who will be
covered by the proposed enterprise agreement and are represented by the bargaining
representative who is the applicant for this protected action ballot order.
4. DATE BY WHICH BALLOT CLOSES
The date by which voting in the protected action ballot is to close is 22 March 2018.
5. QUESTIONS
The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are:
PR600572
ORDER
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PR600572
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In support of reaching an enterprise agreement with Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty
Limited, do you authorise protected industrial action against your employer separately,
concurrently and/or consecutively, in the form of:
1. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 1 hour?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
2. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 4 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
3. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 8 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 24 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
5. An unlimited number of indefinite st rikes?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
6. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on overtime?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
7. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on call backs?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
8. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on the use of all forklifts,
cranes and/or lifting devices?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
9. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on completing the following
paperwork (paper or electronic):
(a) type design data authorisations completed by Engineering;
(b) authorisations completed by the Materials & Processes team; and/or
(c) authorisations and non-conformance records completed by the Quality
Assurance team, but not production inspections or D stamp approvals.
Yes [ ] No [ ]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Official source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/pdf/2018fwc1098.pdf