Recently laws that TWU members have campaigned for over 20 years to win came into effect.
Road Transport Division: we've won a dedicated Road Transport Division of the Fair Work Commission.
Automatic rights: some automatic rights will apply from February, like protections against unfair contracts, and unfair deactivations for gig workers.
Setting standards: we can also set standards through varying Awards, minimum standards orders, collective agreements and contract chain provisions to hold clients to account.
Worker voices: the TWU has been appointed to a Road Transport Advisory Group, which will chair subcommittees to consult on standards and provide advice to the Fair Work Commission.
With decades of inaction, there’s a lot of work to do to lift standards across Australia’s deadliest industry. That will take time.
We’re working to identify key priorities for urgent standards applications, based on:
Many businesses are already on razor-thin margins, but are having to wait up to a shocking 120 days just to be paid.
Maximum 30-day payment terms need to become standard.
Since 2017, 17 food delivery riders have been killed on our roads. Urgent standards can help save lives.
But the gig economy is also a huge threat to the rest of the transport industry.
Thousands of owner drivers and small fleet operators are struggling to maintain safety standards and volumes and facing uncertainty in the future.
We’ll be working to lift standards in last mile deliveries.
Meanwhile, we're building to an industry fight in 2026 where we'll bring road transport and aviation together for the first time.
Across the roads and the skies, we carry Australia.
The next stage in our fight will bring together aviation and road transport for the first time ever.
With our combined strength and simultaneous bargaining in 2026, we will have the power to hold clients to account and lift standards right across the transport industry, with transport reform laws a powerful tool in our arsenal.
Transport workers are fighting for a fairer, safer industry. Join them today and secure your future.