LATEST TWU NATIONAL NEWS:
85% members vote yes to landmark agreement
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Last week almost 85% of Toll Dnata staff across the country voted to
accept the EBA negotiated by your TWU and rank and file delegates. This
is a great victory for members across Toll Dnata and is the first
national union agreement in almost 10 years at these workplaces -
delivering all the key provisions outlined below.
TWU calls for Australian wages and conditions for Australian skies
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The Transport Workers Union has backed the Australian and International
Pilots Association calls to stop cheaper pilots being used by Qantas in
Australian air spaces.
Refuellers to take action over unfair pay rates
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The Australian newspaper has reported that refuellers have threatened
to proceed with a 24-hour strike at Sydney airport next week,
potentially disrupting air travel.
Transport Workers welcome first female Prime Minister
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The Transport Workers Union has welcomed this morning’s historic caucus announcement, which confirmed Julia Gillard as Australia’s first female Prime Minister.
TWU Leads Safe Rates Convoy to Canberra
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On 20 June the Transport Workers Union led a vehicle convoy made up of hundreds of
trucks, buses and supporters vehicles to the lawns of Parliament House
in Canberra to show support for the Federal Government’s
commitment to put in place a system of Safe Rates and Conditions for
truck drivers.
Virgin Blue condoned porn, claim sacked workers
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Sharing pornography has been commonplace in the offices and staff
rooms of Virgin Blue for years, a group of workers sacked by the
airline claim. And they say that, far from objecting to the practice,
airline management openly condoned it.At least five of the more than 25
Virgin Blue workers, sacked as part of a company-wide crackdown on
pornography, are set to challenge the terminations in court as unfair
dismissals.
TWU CALLS FOR SECURITY ROUNDTABLE
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The Transport Workers Union is calling for Safe Work Australia and
appropriate state OH&S authorities, Cash in Transit (CiT) companies,
employees and security and safety experts to come together to discuss
measures for increased safety in the industry.
TWU PETITION • Q CATERING
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Melbourne Catering Manager Carmelo Chiodo intends to give fulltime catering jobs to non Qantas Labour Hire applicants in front of existing Qantas Employees and Members of the Union.
Download attachment(s): [ qcatering_petition2010.pdf ]
431 DEAD WHILE THE BUREAUCRACY SLEEPS
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The Transport Workers Union has criticized Australia’s slow-moving bureaucrats saying the number of deaths due to truck crashes was rising while the industry waited for reforms aimed at improving safety.
TWU BACKS PILOTS’ CALLS FOR IMPROVED SCREENING OF WORKERS
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The Transport Workers Union has called for an immediate upgrade of
security at all airports after the Australian and International Pilots
Association (AIPA) claimed ground staff at the airport were not being
screened adequately.