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The CPRS legislation is critical both for the environment and for the creation of sustainable jobs for working Australians in a competitive economy, and must be passed as soon as possible, says the ACTU and unions.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has today called on the Defence Department to withdraw the awarding of a half-billion dollar contract for relocation and removals services.
The International Transport Workers Federation’s Oceania conference in Sydney will today vote on a motion on baggage on Qantas’ planes, which in part, “reserves the right to impose restrictions on loading and unloading Australian bags if security concerns aren't urgently resolved”.
UNIONS are threatening to impose bans on the loading and unloading of bags on Jetstar flights throughout the Oceania region unless the Qantas subsidiary addresses concerns over alleged security lapses at Sydney airport.
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.
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.