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Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd

Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/75 · result published 24 Mar 2026

  1. Ordered
  2. Voting
  3. Result
  4. Action reported
  5. Ended
  6. Agreement
Action not confirmed. A successful ballot only authorises action. We mark it as reported once a source says it happened.
Eligible voters–employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes100%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 23 Apr 2026

Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.

What workers voted on

9 actions were put to the vote: 3 stoppages, 1 overtime ban, 5 work bans. All of them passed.

What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Ban on refuelling vehicles230100%✔ passed
2. Indefinite and/or periodic stoppages on the performance of all work for the varying duration of anywhere between 1 minute and 48 hours (excluding emergency work and standby)230100%✔ passed
3. Ban on overtime230100%✔ passed
4. Ban on filling out paperwork230100%✔ passed
5. Stoppages of work to post photographs and/or write messages on social media about issues related to enterprise bargaining230100%✔ passed
6. Ban on the use of phones, radios, computers and/or tablets (excluding the use of phones to attend to request phone calls that relate to emergency work and standby)230100%✔ passed
7. Periodic stoppages of work to write (non-permanent) enterprise bargaining campaign messages and / or display union flags on the outside of trucks and vehicles that have been allocated to employees for the purposes of carrying out…230100%✔ passed
8. Ban on ordering materials and/or restocking of trucks and vehicles230100%✔ passed
9. Ban on ordering materials and/or restocking of trucks and vehicles230100%✔ 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.

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