The Transport Workers Union continues the fight to hold the major transport clients accountable and bring relief for transport workers and their families.
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287 CROSSES: THIS GRAVEYARD MUST NOT GROW
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The TWU’s campaign for Safe Rates continues at Federal Parliament. The graveyard will travel around Australia over coming months.
TWU Protest Over Safe Rates
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Transport Workers Union members this morning staged a protest in at a
Sydney CBD intersection to raise awareness of the economic pressures in
the industry that has seen 287 people killed in truck crashes in the
last year.
Truck drivers to mark one year since NTC Report
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Members of Transport Workers Union working in the road transport industry will today meet on the steps of Town Hall in Sydney to mark one year since the National Transport Commissions (NTC) landmark report recommending urgent changes to the industry.
DRIVE FOR SAFE RATES REACHES CANBERRA
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The Transport Workers Union has rolled into Canberra after a 2000
kilometre trip through regional NSW from Brisbane, highlighting the
importance of a National system of safe rates for truck drivers.
ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY HOLDS MAJOR SUMMIT INTO SAFETY CRISIS
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On 29th July 2009, the Hon Bob Carr and more than 50 attendees from major transport companies, clients and Government departments came together to plan a Safe Rates System to respond to the safety crisis plaguing Australia’s road transport industry.