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Tim Dornin

McDonald’s operator admits to union-busting campaign

The former operator of a McDonald's franchise in SA threatened staff who had joined the union. Photo: AAP

The former operator of a McDonald’s franchise in South Australia has agreed to pay $275,000 in fines and penalties to end court action over a long-running anti-union campaign among employees.

The Federal Court action was brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association and was settled after the former operators of the Murray Bridge outlet admitted breaching workplace rights by pressuring staff to stop being SDA members or to not join the union.

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