"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty. Ltd [2018] FWC 2453

1 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 Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty. Ltd (B2018/323) DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 2 MAY 2018 Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty. Ltd. 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 Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty. Ltd. 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 31 May 2018. 5. QUESTIONS The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are: In support of reaching an enterprise agreement with Yarra Valley Snack Foods Pty. Ltd., do you authorise protected industrial action against your employer separately, concurrently and/or consecutively, in the form of: PR606750 ORDER -- 1 of 2 -- PR606750 2 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 strikes for the duration of 24 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 4. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of one week? Yes [ ] No [ ] 5. An unlimited number of indefinite strikes? 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 paperwork? Yes [ ] No [ ] 8. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on staggering meal and rest breaks to provide for continuous running of the lines? Yes [ ] No [ ] DEPUTY PRESIDENT Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer -- 2 of 2 --