Australian Energy Market Operator Limited
Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/1393 · result published 22 Oct 2026
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Action not confirmed. A successful ballot only authorises action. We mark it as reported once a source says it happened.
Eligible voters40employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes91–97%across the actions
Authorisation window24 daysleft, to about 21 Nov 2026
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
32 actions were put to the vote: 4 stoppages, 27 work bans, 1 clothing/badge action. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 15 minutes in duration33197%✔ passed
2. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 1 hour in duration32294%✔ passed
3. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 4 hours in duration32294%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of work, including consecutive stoppages of work, for 24 hours in duration32294%✔ passed
5. A ban on attending internal meetings, including daily operational briefings, planning meetings and project meetings33197%✔ passed
6. A ban on responding to or taking action in relation to non-urgent external communications with participants, including general enquiries, administrative questions, non-urgent clarifications and external emails32294%✔ passed
7. A ban on answering or making phone calls to external participants without advising at the start of the call that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action32294%✔ passed
8. A ban on issuing market notices without including advice that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action33197%✔ passed
9. A ban on sending emails without including a preface that workers are currently undertaking Protected Industrial Action33197%✔ passed
10. A ban on completing timesheets33197%✔ passed
11. A ban on attributing time or costs to projects33197%✔ passed
12. A ban on providing permission to proceed for network outages32294%✔ passed
13. A ban on providing permission to restore for network outages, unless required to address or prevent a system security or reliability issue32294%✔ passed
14. A ban on assessing or processing planned work involving in-service protection or communications elements32294%✔ passed
15. A ban on assessing or processing planned transmission element outages where there are no system constraints31294%✔ passed
16. A ban on publication of the daily report for 12 Hours33197%✔ passed
17. A ban on publication of the daily report for 24 hours32294%✔ passed
18. A ban on publication of the daily report indefinitely32294%✔ passed
19. A ban on conducting generator commissioning tests32294%✔ passed
20. A ban on responding to or actioning commissioning test requests32294%✔ passed
21. A ban on attending commissioning test oversight activities, including load rejection tests and RERT tests32294%✔ passed
22. A ban on conducting software integration testing33197%✔ passed
23. A ban on responding to participant enquiries beyond statutory minimum requirements33197%✔ passed
24. A ban on approving and reviewing change requests33197%✔ passed
25. A ban on approving or actioning software change pull requests33197%✔ passed
26. A ban on completing software change pull requests33197%✔ passed
27. A ban on providing IT support other than to critical EMS/SCADA33197%✔ passed
28. A ban on reviewing and approving customer connection enquiries33197%✔ passed
29. A ban on providing facility releases33197%✔ passed
30. A ban on using personal devices for accessing work-related systems, including email, messaging and account authentication33197%✔ passed
31. Ban on employees wearing or display union branded or industrial campaign related T-shirts, clothing, badges, stickers or other campaign material30391%✔ passed
32. Ban or limitations on using WhatsApp and/or Microsoft Teams for internal work-related communications31294%✔ 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.