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The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has today welcomed the announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industrial Relations, Julia Gillard, saying the government will work with the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation (ARTIO) and the TWU to formulate legislation for safe rates for truck drivers.
The Transport Workers Union is travelling through regional NSW to raise support from the Returned Servicemen’s League for improved services for Defence Personel as they move houses.
The Transport Workers Union today placed 287 crosses in Martin Place near to mark the 287 deaths from truck crashes that occurred on Australian Roads in the last 12 months.
The TWU’s campaign for Safe Rates continues at Federal Parliament. The graveyard will travel around Australia over coming months.
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.