About the Transport Workers Union of Australia

The TWU has been in existence as a trade union for over 120 years.

Currently we represent 85,000 members throughout Australia in the transport industry.

The union covers men and women working in aviation, oil, waste management, gas, road transport, passenger vehicles and freight logistics.

We are affiliated with Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the International Transport Federation (ITF) and the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).

The TWU is widely acknowledged to be proactive in establishing industry standards that improve the lives of transport workers and their families.

You are encouraged to continue to explore our website and make use of the links to TWU State Branches, TWU Superannuation Fund and other transport industry bodies.

The TWU's first priority is to protect and improve the livelihood of transport workers and their families. To achieve these objectives the Union puts resources into the following main areas:

  • Organising transport workers
  • Representing members at their workplace
  • Providing services to members and their families
  • Maintaining industrial awards
  • Pursuing industry wide improvements for wages and conditions of employment
  • Achieving fair rates for owner drivers
  • Representing transport workers on industry bodies
  • Delivering union training
  • Participating in industry training
  • Occupational health and safety
  • TWU Superannuation Fund
  • Providing legal advice on Workcover
  • Lobbying Federal, State and Local Governments.