1 Fair Work Act 2009 s.437 - Application for a protected action ballot order National Union of Workers v General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills Australia Pty Ltd (B2017/188) DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 8 MARCH 2017 Proposed protected action ballot of employees of General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills 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 National Union of Workers is to hold a protected action ballot of employees of General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills 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 7 April 2017. 5. QUESTIONS The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are: PR590734 ORDER PR590734 2 In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills Australia Pty Ltd, 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 of 4 hours duration? Yes [ ] No [ ] 2. An unlimited number of stoppages of work of 24 hour duration? Yes [ ] No [ ] 3. An unlimited number of stoppages of work of indefinite duration? Yes [ ] No [ ] DEPUTY PRESIDENT Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code A>