Co-Operative Bulk Handling Ltd T/A Co-operative Bulk Handling
Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/963 · result published 15 July 2025
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Eligible voters118employees on the voter roll
Turnout93%110 of 118 voted
Voted yes97–99%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 14 Aug 2025
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
25 actions were put to the vote: 7 stoppages, 1 overtime ban, 17 work bans. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of work of 1 hour duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods109199%✔ passed
2. Stoppages of work of 6 hours' duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods109199%✔ passed
3. Stoppages of work of 12 hours' duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods109199%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of work of 24 hours' duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods109199%✔ passed
5. Stoppages of work of 7 days' duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods107397%✔ passed
6. Stoppages of work of 28 days' duration which may be organised or arranged in consecutive periods107397%✔ passed
7. Ban on the unloading/loading of rail wagons108298%✔ passed
8. Ban on the of any sampling duties involving grain being in-loaded108298%✔ passed
9. Ban on the unloading/loading of road trucks108298%✔ passed
10. An unlimited of bans on tasks related to Authorised Officer duties108298%✔ passed
11. Ban on acting as a relief supervisor109199%✔ passed
12. Ban on the performance of "Night Shift in Charge" duties109199%✔ passed
13. Ban on the performance of Control Room duties, excluding the performance of emergency evacuation duties108298%✔ passed
14. An unlimited of bans on the performance of any sampling duties on the 4th floor of KGT main silo108298%✔ passed
15. Ban on the performance of Pest Control duties, excluding the taking of daily gas readings while a cell is under fumigation109199%✔ passed
16. Ban on the unloading/loading of any rail wagons until 3 hours after any train has arrived at a rail grid109199%✔ passed
17. Ban on employees responding to breakdowns for a period of one hour after notification of each breakdown109199%✔ passed
18. Ban on employees conducting isolations in non-emergency situations109199%✔ passed
19. Ban on operation of a forklift109199%✔ passed
20. An unlimited of bans on the of weighbridge duties109199%✔ passed
21. Ban on the performance of shipping related activities in the form of shipping control room duties, ship sampling duties, gallery rover duties, and authorised officer duties for a period of 6 hours after the vessel been tied up…109199%✔ passed
22. An unlimited of bans on the performance of shipping related activities in the form of shipping control room duties, ship sampling duties, gallery rover duties, and authorised officer duties for a period of 12 hours after the…108298%✔ passed
23. An unlimited of stoppages on the performance of work, between 30 minutes and up to and including, 24 hours108298%✔ passed
24. An unlimited of indefinite or periodic bans on the performance of overtime109199%✔ passed
25. Ban on the training of supplementary or contracted labour108298%✔ passed
The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes. † Read from chart images in the FWC notice, so check the notice for the official figures.