Campaigns

Our Rivet Energy members are the latest to endorse the TWU’s 2020 “Same Job, Same Pay, Same Fight” campaign. The Federal Coalition this week will introduce its proposed anti-union legislation, big bosses are wanting to privatise health care, wage theft is rampant, casualisation is increasing and wages are flat-lined. The...

The TWU was in the FWC again this month fighting an underpayment case. We won and a whole lot of truck drivers are happy to now be on the right hourly, penalty and weekend rates – with back payments. There have been multiple examples of systemic wage theft that have...

TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) Tasmania-based Delegates this week endorsed and began planning for our 2020 “Same Job, Same Pay, Same Fight” campaign during a two-day Delegates Training Conference in Launceston. Tasmanian members are preparing for a big 2020 with many local transport companies due to begin negotiations for new enterprise agreements...

TWU members at over 50 yards and worksites across Australia have already endorsed the 2020 “Same Job, Same Pay, Same Fight” campaign. They’re ready to fight to make transport jobs safe, fair and secure!

More than one million Australians want to work more hours but can’t get them, according to new ABS labour force data.Sadly, many of these workers have been suffering under insecure work conditions for over a year and are in a poor negotiating position and lack bargaining power.Australia already has some...

Transport workers know how important safety is to our communities. Unfortunately, Aldi would rather silence them in a court case than listen to their safety concerns. And it would rather do whatever it takes to get a disgruntled customer back, than do anything about its drivers safety concerns. Aldi, you...

Physical or verbal abuse should never be part of any job, but that is sadly still a reality for many hard-working bus drivers. And the stress of working under tight timetables, road rage and handling fare evasion just compounds the issues related to passenger aggression inside the bus. The TWU...

Today Swissport/Aerocare will appear in the Fair Work Commission to seek approval for an enterprise agreement that rips its workers off.How? Staff aren’t being paid what they are entitled to on Sundays, early morning and night shifts. As for workers on split shifts they should be getting overtime and this...

The TWU yesterday joined the ACTU in challenging Qantas’ discriminatory bonus scheme in court over its fairness and legality.When we announced this publicly, Qantas’ response was to send an e-communication to workers to say it might just abandon bonuses in future and hand all profits to shareholders.Engaging with workers, instead...