Delegates

On this day in 1998 Patrick Stevedores, with the support of the Federal Coalition, attempted to sack its unionised workforce and replace it with non-union labour engaged by labour hire companies. After a bitter and prolonged industrial, political and legal dispute that engulfed the nation, the MUA members were reinstated....

220 Huggies workers have been given the heartbreaking news that they’ll no longer have a job as the company moves operations offshore. What was Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s response? “People are able to weather the disappointment” Nothing about the plight of the workers or their families. And, if he really...

Scott Morrison last night turned his back on the nation’s most vulnerable people. There was little to nothing in the Federal Coalition’s Budget to help working Australians pay the bills – so we must fight to get rid of them. And you can start by joining one of 14 nationwide...

Road transport workers and their supporters were loud and proud in Melbourne this morning as they formed a convoy for better pay, 30-day payment terms, training for new drivers and safer roads. TWU convoys were also held in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. Branch Secretary John Berger told media that...

Staunch TWU members working afternoon and night shifts at Startrack Tullamarine have secured a major back pay victory following a union investigation into incorrect payment by the company. Workers rarely see these types of payments if they are not members of a union willing to do the hard yards to...

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the #CabinCrewToo campaign.You can read our submission to the Human Rights Commission inquiry on workplace sexual harassment here. The CabinCrewToo working group and TWU delegates are continuing to work to make airlines and airports safer.If you want to join the working group, have a story...

Gig economy workers – have a say about the future of your industry by filling out this UTS survey. The survey aims to help create a substantial map of the gig economy and its effect on workers and communities.VISIT: https://www.gigwatch.com.au/get-involved?fbclid=IwAR0VL94Y7qZaSitib-T7Kw7LNyypZttTzDGvW-EkFsMHS0nTJLIe1vnqXcgSpread the word with other riders or anyone else working in...

It’s official – there are now a record number of over a million Australians working two jobs. This is the cost of the Federal Coalition’s agenda of casualisation, insecure work, full-time job cuts, the axing of penalty rates and stagnant wage growth. READ MORE: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/a-record-number-of-australians-are-working-second-job-actu-says/10926818 We must #ChangeTheRules to buck...

The TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) Women’s Committee has held its first meeting for 2019. Members from general transport, waste, buses and aviation set out a clear agenda to tackle issues impacting women in transport from workplace safety to job insecurity. They’re gearing up to fight for a safer and fairer transport...