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A ruling last month by the Federal Court in Melbourne secured a significant victory for members of the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) employed by waste company JJ Richards.
The big retailers will face scrutiny over driver safety after police filed more than 1000 charges against executives of four trucking companies.
Truckies from the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU), together with their families, held a number of protests at Coles’ stores across Australia today (10.5.12) to highlight the giant retailer’s responsibility for the lethal pressures in the trucking industry and across the entire supply chain.
The closure of national trucking company 1stFleet is a tragedy for the workforce and highlights yet again how major retailers are squeezing the life out of Australian truckies and suppliers according to Tony Sheldon, National Secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says it will switch focus to trying to secure any outstanding rights and entitlements belonging to sacked 1st Fleet workers.