"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Atlas Copco Australia Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 4737
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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
Atlas Copco Australia Pty Ltd
(B2017/821)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2017
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Atlas Copco Australia 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 Atlas Copco Australia 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 11 October 2017.
5. QUESTIONS
The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are:
In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with Atlas Copco Australia Pty Ltd, do you
authorise protected industrial action against your Employer, separately, concurrently and/or
consecutively, in the form of:
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ORDER
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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 stoppages of work for the duration of 3 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 4 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
5. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 6 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
6. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 8 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
7. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 12 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
8. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 24 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
9. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 48 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
10. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 72 hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
11. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of one week?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
12. An unlimited number of indefinite strikes?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
13. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on overtime?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
14. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on call backs?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
15. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on overnight stays?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
16. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on synthetic oil, food grade oil and mineral
oil?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
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17. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on all call outs?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
18. An unlimited number of indefinite bans on delay of closing of completed jobs on
computers?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Official source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/pdf/2017fwc4737.pdf