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The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, Northern Territory Government

Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/1532 · result published 22 Oct 2025

  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 voters22employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes67–93%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 21 Nov 2025

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

What workers voted on

15 actions were put to the vote: 11 stoppages, 4 work bans. All of them passed.

What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Ban on the performance of work without a union badge attached to the employer's uniform14193%✔ passed
2. Ban on the performance of work without a union t-shirt worn over or instead of the employer's uniform14193%✔ passed
3. Ban on the performance of work without a union hat being worn14193%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of work of 1 hours' duration for the purposes of speaking to the media about the reasons for industrial action13287%✔ passed
5. Stoppages of work of up to 1 hours' duration to make posts to social media regarding the enterprise bargaining campaign and/or negotiations and/or the proposed enterprise agreement13287%✔ passed
6. Ban on the performance of work without union messaging being contained within email signatures14193%✔ passed
7. Stoppages of work of up to 1 hours' duration for the purposes of speaking to the 13 2 15 employer's patients, clients and stakeholders about the reasons for industrial action13287%✔ passed
8. Stoppages of work of up to 1 hours' duration for the purposes of distributing material and speaking to the employer's patients, clients and stakeholders about the reasons for industrial action13287%✔ passed
9. Stoppages of work of 1 hours' duration13287%✔ passed
10. Stoppages of work of 2 hours duration13287%✔ passed
11. Stoppages of work of 4 hours duration11473%✔ passed
12. Stoppages of work of 8 hours duration10567%✔ passed
13. Stoppages of work of 12 hours duration10567%✔ passed
14. Stoppages of work of 24 hours duration10567%✔ passed
15. Stoppages of work of indefinite duration10567%✔ 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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