"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Stramit Corporation Pty Limited T/A Taurean Door Systems [2017] FWC 5646
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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
Stramit Corporation Pty Limited T/A Taurean Door Systems
(B2017/1022)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 30 OCTOBER 2017
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Stramit Corporation Pty Limited T/A
Taurean Door Systems.
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 Stramit Corporation Pty Limited T/A Taurean Door Systems 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 29 November 2017.
5. QUESTIONS
The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are:
PR597244
ORDER
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PR597244
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In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with Stramit Corporation Pty Limited T/A
Taurean Doors 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 on the performance of all work for an unspecified
period of time?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
2. An unlimited number of stoppages on the performance of all work, for a specified
period of time?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
3. An unlimited number of stoppages of the performance of all work for the duration of 2
hours?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on overtime?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
5. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on call backs?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
6. An unlimited number of bans on the recording by any means for cycle count on all
production and non production products pre, during and post manufacturing of any
product?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
7. An unlimited number of bans on completing the production log and the requisition of
parts for any purpose?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
8. An unlimited number of bans on requisition, ordering and preparation of
documentation for all purposes of materials and parts?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
9. An unlimited number of bans on the performance of maintenance work for any
reason?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
10. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on loading and unloading of any
company or non company product, goods or raw materials at any time per transport
vehicle from or onto any transport vehicle?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
11. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on any training, assisting and/or
communicating with contractors, casuals, part time, fixed term employees (either
direct or indirect employees) or volunteers for the purposes of the performance of any
work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
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PR597244
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12. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on any training, assisting and/or
communicating with management employees for the purposes of the performance of
any work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
13. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on the use of any lifting machinery
or equipment?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Official source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/pdf/2017fwc5646.pdf