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Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific

[2019] FWC 3290 Fair Work Commission 2019-01-01
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Deputy President Gostencnik
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Applicant: Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia
Respondent: Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
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[P]Enterprise agreement approval [P]Enterprise agreement variation [P]Protected action ballot order [P]Protected industrial action [P]Unprotected industrial action [S]Good faith bargaining
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1 Fair Work Act 2009 s.437—Protected action Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific (B2019/375) DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 13 MAY 2019 Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd t/a Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific. 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 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia is to hold a protected action ballot of employees of Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific 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 June 2019. 5. QUESTIONS The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are: PR708247 ORDER PR708247 2 In support of reaching an enterprise agreement with Amcor Flexibles (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific, 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 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 stoppages of work for the duration of 24 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 9. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 48 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 10. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of 72 hours? Yes [ ] No [ ] 11. An unlimited number of stoppages of work for the duration of one week? Yes [ ] No [ ] 12. An unlimited number of indefinite strikes? Yes [ ] No [ ] 13. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on overtime? Yes [ ] No [ ] 14. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on call backs? Yes [ ] No [ ] 15. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on any extrusion hot work? Yes [ ] No [ ] 16. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on any printing hot work? PR708247 3 Yes [ ] No [ ] 17. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on using cranes? Yes [ ] No [ ] 18. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on using MEX software? Yes [ ] No [ ] 19. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on using grinding rollers? Yes [ ] No [ ] 20. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on using fork-lifts and EWPs? Yes [ ] No [ ] 21. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on working with contractors? Yes [ ] No [ ] 22. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on wearing Amcor clothing? Yes [ ] No [ ] 23. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on accepting and signing of delivered goods? Yes [ ] No [ ] DEPUTY PRESIDENT Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer