Campaigns

Transport operators and owner-drivers are no better off since the Federal Coalition tore down the road safety tribunal. Most are far worse off and over 500 people have been killed in heavy vehicle accidents since April 2016.That’s why TWU members, owner-drivers, drivers and their families and friends are holding Convoys...

No person should live in poverty but that is exactly what the current minimum wage guarantees. The TWU supports an ACTU submission to be made to Fair Work’s Annual Wage Review to introduce a living wage for low-paid workers over two years, starting with a $43 per week raise this...

The TWU (Vic/Tas) Branch secured a big win for gender equality recently after recovering back pay for a casual short-haul Qantas flight attendant.  The member won two months in lost wages after being grounded without pay due to a documented pregnancy-related medical condition.  The TWU stepped in to assist the member as she had...

We’re proud of all our members, but today the TWU celebrates the women that make us #MorePowerfulTogether, the theme of #IWD2019⁠. Together TWU women are fighting for a fairer and safer transport industry for all workers. The TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) is proud that our female membership is growing at a record rate...

Living standards for Australian working families are in decline for the first time since the 1991-92 recession despite strong corporate profits, obscene CEO salaries and an increase in the number of billionaires, according to a report released by the ACTU. The report, with work from the ANU and based on...

You did it! Frank Black has been elected as the new owner driver representative on the ATA general council. The TWU member has been a long-distance owner driver for over 30 years and is determined to see rates increase in the industry. More Our next focus is the March 31...

The TWU have stood together to fight for and win for transport workers across the country for over one hundred years. Now, the TWU across the country have joined forces to create one brand. Same colours, same logo, one vision, one voice. 2020, Safe Rates, Safe & Secure Skies, Better...

Big business are helping themselves to huge profits, but now claim they will not give pay rises unless workers give up more of their hard-earned rights. They will simply not be happy until workers give up being paid. Read the story here – here. This is more proof that business...

An ACCC airport monitoring report released today found profits for Australia’s four main airports – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – jumped to $2.2 billion in the last financial year. At the same time many aviation workers struggle to get more than 15 hours per week with many paid below...