"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Abcorp Australasia Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 5355

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 Abcorp Australasia Pty Ltd (B2017/965) DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 16 OCTOBER 2017 Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Abcorp Australasia 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 Abcorp Australasia 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 15 November 2017. 5. QUESTIONS The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are: In support of reaching an enterprise agreement with Abcorp Australasia Pty Ltd, do you authorise protected industrial action against your employer, separately, concurrently and/or consecutively, in the form of: PR596849 ORDER -- 1 of 3 -- PR596849 2 1. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on specific clients’ work or products? Yes [ ] No [ ] 2. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on overtime? Yes [ ] No [ ] 3. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on paperwork? Yes [ ] No [ ] 4. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on information data transfer? Yes [ ] No [ ] 5. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on training in and the use of the Visual ERP system? Yes [ ] No [ ] 6. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on call backs? Yes [ ] No [ ] 7. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on training, supervising or working with casual hire employees? Yes [ ] No [ ] 8. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 1 hour? Yes [ ] No [ ] 9. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 2 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 10. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 3 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 11. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 4 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 12. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 6 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 13. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 8 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 14. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 12 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 15. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 24 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 16. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 48 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] -- 2 of 3 -- PR596849 3 17. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of 72 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 18. An unlimited number of strikes for the duration of one week? Yes [ ] No [ ] 19. An unlimited number of indefinite strikes? Yes [ ] No [ ] DEPUTY PRESIDENT Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code A> -- 3 of 3 --