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TRUCKIES PROTEST 2 YEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN SAFETY WATCHDOG, AS SURVEY SHOWS 93% DEMAND CHANGE IN TRANSPORT

April 18

TWU MEDIA RELEASE, 18 April 2018

Hundreds of truck drivers and their supporters protested today in all major capitals as a new survey shows 93% of drivers want to see changes to make transport safer and less pressured. Drivers sat on Oxford Street in Sydney and marched in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in a stark message to the Federal Government which shut down a road safety watchdog two years ago, allowing wealthy retailers like Aldi to financially squeeze transport.
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TRUCKIES PROTEST 2 YEARS AFTER GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN SAFETY WATCHDOG, AS SURVEY SHOWS 93% DEMAND CHANGE IN TRANSPORT

April 18

TWU MEDIA RELEASE, 18 April 2018

Truck drivers will protest in all major capitals today as a new survey shows 93% of drivers want to see changes to make transport safer and less pressured.
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Cash in Transit Road Crew Seeking Answers on Safety

April 09

TWU NSW Branch Media Release, 9 April 2018

Last Thursday morning in Clemton Park, Sydney, Armaguard Cash in Transit workers, members of the Transport Workers’ Union of NSW, were subjected to an armed robbery. Police are still investigating.
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DELIVEROO 'PARTNERSHIP' ON SUPER IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PAYMENT: TWU

April 06

TWU MEDIA RELEAES, 6 April 2016

The Transport Workers’ Union is calling on Deliveroo and other food delivery companies to end the wage theft of its workforce and to pay them superannuation and fair rates.
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TWU CALLS FOR ETHICAL RULES IN AUSTRALIA AFTER WOMAN KILLED BY DRIVERLESS UBER CAR IN US

March 20

TWU MEDIA RELEAE, 20 March 2018

The Transport Workers’ Union is calling on governments in Australia to adopt mandatory ethical rules ahead of any further development of driverless vehicle technology. The call comes as a driverless car operated by Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
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DELIVERY RIDERS PROTEST AS TWU FILES TEST CASES FOR RIGHTS & PROTECTIONS

March 14

TWU MEDIA RELEASE, 14 March 2018

Delivery riders and supporters are taking to the streets in Sydney today to protest over low wages, which force 75% of riders below minimum rates, and over the lack of protections for injuries and abuse on the job. The protest comes as the Transport Workers’ Union files cases for unfair dismissal involving two delivery riders recently sacked.