In what is believed to be the first fast-food workers strike in Australia, staff at the popular burger chain Grill'd recently walked off the job, seeking a better pay deal. Their action failed, but unions continue to challenge the outcome. Harshita Roy and Shixin Wang report.  On 19 October, staff working at the national fast food chain Grill’d, popular for its “healthy” burgers, walked off the job to protest a proposed new enterprise agreement. The agreement was voted in days later, despite union opposition, and introduced a 12 per cent increase in hourly wages while discarding weekend penalty rates or allowances. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), which represents retail, fast-food and warehouse workers, says it will challenge the burger chain’s enterprise agreement at the Fair Work Commission, according to The Australian Financial Review. Meanwhile, the United Workers Union is advocating for an overhaul of the traineeship system and abolishment of discounted junior rates, which businesses like Grill’d have long used to legally pay young workers less than the minimum wage. This report by Shixin Wang and Harshita Roy covered the industrial action at Melbourne’s Grill’d store, believed to be Australia’s first fast-food strike.