ENTERPRISE BARGAINING – majority support determination – s.236 Fair Work Act 2009 – application seeking that the Commission make a determination that a majority of storage services employees who work at the Coldunit site, operated by Oxford Cold Storage, who will be covered by a proposed singleenterprise agreement, want to bargain with the employer that will be covered by the proposed enterprise agreement – current agreement expires in May 2017 – Coldunit does not wish to bargain at this time – provided majority of employees who will be covered wish to bargain Commission considered it reasonable to make a determination in support five months in advance of nominal expiry date – NUW petition did not establish a majority but was close to a majority – propose the conduct of a ballot on 13 January 2017 – Coldunit to make any comments on proposed course of action by 21 December 2016 – following ballot, further decision to be issued and if there is a majority, the determination. National Union of Workers v Coldunit P/L

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