Labor and the Coalition hail union deal that could reduce weekend penalties for retail workers

By James Massola, Nick Toscano
Updated March 24 2015 - 10:18pm, first published 5:43pm
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Retail workers could trade off penalties for other benefits under the deal.  Photo: Glenn Hunt
Retail workers could trade off penalties for other benefits under the deal. Photo: Glenn Hunt
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A win-win: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor leader Bill Shorten says a deal between South Australian business and the union representing retail workers that could see penalty rates traded for an overall wage rise demonstrates the current industrial relations system is working.

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