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Mercy Education Limited T/A St Aloysius College

Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/851 · result published 4 Aug 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 voters24employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes59–94%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 3 Sept 2026

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

What workers voted on

8 actions were put to the vote: 1 stoppage, 4 work bans, 1 clothing/badge action, 2 messaging actions. All of them passed.

What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Interrupting or stopping work for a period of up to 10 minutes to wear, distribute and post union campaign material such as t-shirts, badges, written communications and stickers12571%✔ passed
2. Interrupting or stopping work to hand out flyers about the union campaign for a new enterprise agreement to students, parents, and members of the public, and/or to place campaign material on or off site11665%✔ passed
3. Interrupting or stopping work to provide public comments, statements or any other information concerning the union campaign about the enterprise agreement including on personal social media, to members of the public, parents…10759%✔ passed
4. Ban on attending meetings that occur either before the commencement, or after the conclusion, of classes15288%✔ passed
5. Ban on performing work after hours16289%✔ passed
6. Ban on attendance at after school events15383%✔ passed
7. Ban on attending yard duty17194%✔ passed
8. Stoppages of work of between 5 minutes and 24 hours in duration15383%✔ 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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