"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v GWA Group Limited T/A GWA Door and Access Systems - Gainsborough Hardware Industries Limited - Austral Lock [2017] FWC 850
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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
GWA Group Limited T/A GWA Door and Access Systems - Gainsborough
Hardware Industries Limited - Austral Lock
(B2017/131)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK SYDNEY, 9 FEBRUARY 2017
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of GWA Group Limited T/A GWA Door and
Access Systems - Gainsborough Hardware Industries Limited - Austral Lock.
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 GWA Group Limited T/A GWA Door and Access Systems - Gainsborough
Hardware Industries Limited - Austral Lock 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 10 March 2017.
5. QUESTIONS
The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are:
PR590146
ORDER
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PR590146
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In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with GWA Door and Access Systems, 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 2 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 [ ]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Official source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/pdf/2017fwc850.pdf