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Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

Waste management industry

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Latest developmentAgreement in operation26 Oct 2026

Where things stand: Last agreement in operation from 26 Oct 2026, with a nominal expiry of 31 Mar 2029. As far as the documents show.

  1. Bargaining
  2. Ballot
  3. Agreement

Where this has got to, as far as the documents show.

Ballots54 passed
Union agreements3naming this union. 72 on this employer's record since 2023.
First on record31 Mar 2023Agreement passed its expiry date
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Developments

From FWC documents or a linked source. Newest first; earlier years are folded away.

2026 5 developments
  1. Agreement in operation

    Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Viva Energy Refinery AWU Agreement 2026-2029. Nominal expiry 31 Mar 2029.

    FWC agreement AE534362 ↗
  2. Ballot passed

    35 eligible voters · 85–93% voted yes

    Ballot details →
  3. Not enough voters

    34% turnout (14 of 41 eligible) · 100% voted yes

    Ballot details →
  4. Ballot passed

    100% voted yes

    Ballot details →
  5. Agreement passed its expiry date

    Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Viva Energy Refinery AWU Agreement 2023 - 2026 reached its nominal expiry date. An agreement keeps applying until it is replaced or terminated.

    FWC agreement AE521282 ↗
2025 2 developments
  1. Ballot passed

    21 eligible voters · 80–93% voted yes

    Ballot details →
  2. Ballot passed

    83% turnout (35 of 42 eligible) · 74–80% voted yes

    Ballot details →
2023 2 developments
  1. Agreement in operation

    Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Viva Energy Refinery AWU Agreement 2023 - 2026. Nominal expiry 31 Mar 2026.

    FWC agreement AE521282 ↗
  2. Agreement passed its expiry date

    Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Viva Energy Refinery AWU Agreement 2020-2023 reached its nominal expiry date. An agreement keeps applying until it is replaced or terminated.

    FWC agreement AE507777 ↗
Agreements for this employer 72 since 2023, 3 naming this union

From the FWC's register, matched by employer name. Ones naming this union count as developments above; the others may cover different workers or unions.

Also lodged for approval 3 still under review

Lodged by this employer. The union isn't named, so we can't say whether they relate to it.

Ballots 5 · each a separate vote by a group of employees
AWU
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2026/720 · 10 July 2026
35 eligible voters · 85–93% voted yes
Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗
AWU
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2026/221 · 24 Apr 2026
34% turnout (14 of 41 eligible) · 100% voted yes
Not enough votersDetails →FWC result ↗
AWU
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2026/101 · 1 Apr 2026
100% voted yes
Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗
AWU
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2025/1765 · 10 Dec 2025
21 eligible voters · 80–93% voted yes
Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗
AWU
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2025/31 · 29 Jan 2025
83% turnout (35 of 42 eligible) · 74–80% voted yes†
Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗
Same employer, other unions 4
TWUv Veolia Environmental Services
Bargaining order decision · 24 Feb 2026
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CFMEUv Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
Agreement passed its expiry date · 31 Mar 2025
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CEPUCFMEUv Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty. Ltd. IndustrialServices
Agreement passed its expiry date · 31 Mar 2025
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AMWUv Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
Ballot passed · 29 Jan 2025
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FWC agreement records for this employer go back to 2011. Picket Line covers what unions are doing now, so anything before 2023 is outside its scope. Search the FWC agreements list ↗

About this page. It puts together public Fair Work Commission documents about one union and one employer and shows what they say, in date order. It does not say why anything happened, and entries from different dates may concern different groups of workers. Agreements are matched to employers by name, so check the linked record. Nothing here is legal advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.