TWU CALLS OUT GOVT. ON LACKLUSTRE PLAN FOR ROAD SAFETY
The Transport Workers’ Union is calling on the Federal Government to clearly identify exactly what it is they are doing…
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TRANSPORT WORKERS TO RALLY FOR SAFE RATES
TRANSPORT WORKERS TO RALLY FOR SAFE RATES
Transport workers will rally on Sunday the 19th of June in protest of the Government’s attack on Safe Rates. Transport…
CRISIS CONTINUES AS GOVERNMENT TURNS ITS BACK
CRISIS CONTINUES AS GOVERNMENT TURNS ITS BACK
The Transport Workers’ Union is refusing to back down in the fight for Safe Rates after more deaths on Queensland…
CANDIDATE COMMITS TO MINIMUM RATES FOR DRIVERS
CANDIDATE COMMITS TO MINIMUM RATES FOR DRIVERS
The Transport Workers’ Union today congratulated ALP Candidate for Dawson, Frank Gilbert, for standing up for transport workers and sign…
TRUCKIES UNDER PRESSURE
TRUCKIES UNDER PRESSURE
StateTrans 2016 showed that employees in the transport industry are still under massive pressure, leading the Transport Workers’ Union to…
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER FATALITY
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER FATALITY
Just days after the Senate voted to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, there has been a fatal accident on…
TWU CALLS OUT TURNBULL AND LAZARUS FOR COMMITTING TO SCRAP SAFETY
TWU CALLS OUT TURNBULL AND LAZARUS FOR COMMITTING TO SCRAP SAFETY
With many crossbench Senators committing to abolishing the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT), the Transport Workers’ Union (Queensland Branch) is…
LAZARUS DROPS THE BALL ON DRIVER SAFETY – TWU
LAZARUS DROPS THE BALL ON DRIVER SAFETY – TWU
Over the last week Senator Glenn Lazarus has shown that he hasn’t lost his touch when it comes to blindly…
TWU SLAMS NATROAD’S SCARE CAMPAIGN
TWU SLAMS NATROAD’S SCARE CAMPAIGN
While many Australians got to enjoy a long weekend with family over Easter, truck drivers didn’t stop working. The Transport…
THIS IS CARNAGE: TWU CALLS FOR GREATER SAFETY ON OUR ROADS
THIS IS CARNAGE: TWU CALLS FOR GREATER SAFETY ON OUR ROADS
Over the last 24 hours, there have been several severe accidents around Queensland. In the Whitsunday region, one is dead…
OUTRAGEOUS SAFETY BREACHES ENDANGERING THE COMMUNITY
OUTRAGEOUS SAFETY BREACHES ENDANGERING THE COMMUNITY
The Transport Workers Union (QLD) is outraged by the number of serious safety breaches that were found at the Suboos…
Cold Hearted Swires Sacks Workers
Cold Hearted Swires Sacks Workers
After nearly eight months of good-faith EBA negotiations, drivers for Swire Cold Storage learnt this morning that they were being…