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The Transport Workers Union has taken legal action against Qantas, claiming the airline has failed to address safety concerns about the trucks used by its catering arm.
TRANSPORT giant TNT faces legal action after workers in Brisbane were told to cash in annual leave for two days despite being ordered by the company not to attend work due to the floods.
TNT has vowed to resist a union wage and superannuation push that will hit the company with a series of rolling strikes across the country on Friday.
Truck drivers have called on governments, banks and clients to be flexible and tolerant throughout the current flooding crisis across Australia as drivers are delayed through road closures and road damage
THE Transport Workers' Union has confirmed Townsville bus drivers will hang up their keys again on Friday to protest a proposed pay increase of 20c a year.
The ITF-affiliated German union Ver.di, which represents the workers, reached the agreement with the company during the fifth set of negotiations on 17 December. Union members had twice taken strike action to fight for a fair deal for Fedex workers.