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After a bomb threat on an Air China flight at Sydney International airport, baggage handlers have said they are appalled after management told them to handle and screen a suspect bag.
With road closures and major pressure on the national supply chain as a result of the Victorian floods, there are calls for delivery schedules to become more flexible to reduce pressure on drivers who may be delayed through road closures.
The Transport Workers Union has welcomed the return of the Gillard Government, saying that a return to the coalition would have been a step back in access to workplace rights and safety.
Truck drivers are urging police to investigate client delivery systems in the wake of 14 drivers testing positive to amphetamines or cannabis or a combination at Marulan last week.
The Transport Workers Union has voiced its support of a proposal by newly elected Tasmanian MP, Andrew Wilkie and South Australian Senator Nick Xenaphon, for the introduction of whistleblower protection legislation to be introduced into national parliament.
Fair Work Australia has called the sacking of a truck driver by K & S Freighters as “unreasonable”, after the company sacked the driver for damage to a truck that he refused to pay for.