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Currently we have 90,000 members throughout Australia in the transport industry. These women and men work in aviation, oil, waste management, gas, road transport, passenger vehicles and freight logistics. We represent employees of companies including Toll, Linfox, TNT, Bunkers, CEVA, Booths, Asciano, K & S, Startrack, Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and many, many more. Contact your state branch to become a member of TWU.
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The community for transport workers, their families and communities across Australia.
The Transport Workers’ Union has being campaigning for a number of years to address safety issues that confront truck drivers and effect safety of all road users everyday. In November 2011, the government announced that it will introduce the ‘Road Safety Remuneration Bill 2012’. The Bill will be debated and voted on in the Australian Parliament in February 2012.
Coles Online Delivery Drivers carry out the same work as other delivery drivers. But they don't enjoy the same pay and conditions. Coles has refused to recognise these drivers properly and has instead classed them as retail workers in an attempt to deny them the pay and conditions they are entitled to. The TWU is fighting for the rights of these delivery drivers and we have established the Coles Online Drivers Hotline to help them get information about the campaign. The hotline 1300 174 781 is now is open to all Coles Online drivers; click here to support the Coles Online drivers and click "read more" to get involved.
Thousands of Toll Australia employees are lending their full support to demands by Toll workers in Los Angeles port facilities to hold free, fair and fast elections to join the Teamsters Union so they can negotiate a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work and enjoy the same conditions as Toll employees in Australia. That’s according to Tony Sheldon, National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU).
Legislation for safe conditions and rates of pay in the road transport industry will not only substantially reduce the appalling toll of more than 330 lives lost each year in Australia’s most dangerous industry, but it will save taxpayers from continuing to foot a $2.7 billion bill each year. That’s according to Tony Sheldon, National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU).
Safe Rates Summit 2011 is a chance for industry participants from drivers to employers, clients and industry associations, experts and political representatives to come together in pursuit of a common objective.