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Another day, another reason for Jetstar cabin crew to vote NO to the rushed, substandard deal made behind closed doors between the FAAA and Jetstar management. This time we have major concerns about a bungled voting process shrouded in secrecy – never a good thing for workers. Elections Australia has...

CEVA, the logistics and chain management multinational that posted $6.6 billion in revenue for 2016, is crying poor at the bargaining table and attempting to short-change hardworking TWU members. In fact, its substandard offer to workers is nothing but a blatant cash grab. CEVA have even told TWU bargaining representatives...

  The TWU has called on the Federal Government to hold the aviation industry to account over low paid, part-time work, after the Fair Work Commission threw out an enterprise agreement by Aerocare, the company at the centre of a scandal over staff forced to sleep at airports. TWU (VIC/TAS...

The TWU has accused Aldi of attacking free speech by pursing a Federal Court case to stop truck drivers from protesting over its unsafe practices and to restrict the union from publishing information on the rates and conditions of any transport workers in its supply chain. Aldi told the Federal...

The TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) held a meeting this week with tipper owner driver members to discuss the recent hourly rate announcement by the Victorian State Government – a big win for the TWU that followed a long and sustained campaign. Branch Secretary John Berger told the meeting that replacing the current load...

If this was a Union member the bosses would be calling for their sacking. Why should Abbott – who admitted that the impact of his drunken behavior was “rather greater than it should have been” – keep his job? Why hasn’t the current PM moved on this issue beyond rebuking...

TWUSuper has ridden a tough investment climate to record double-digit investment returns, according to ATN. TWUSuper, Transuper and TransPersonal members gained ‘Equity Plus’ and MySuper balanced returns of 13.65 per cent and 11.54 per cent respectively in the year to June 30, the superannuation fund reports. For TransPension members, the...

Read the JETSTAR CABIN CREW 18 August 2017 member newsletter for a full EBA briefing Jetstar cabin crews deserve more than a rushed, substandard deal made behind closed doors between the FAAA and Jetstar management. The TWU has been working towards a fair and equitable deal for its Jetstar flight attendant...

Your TWU negotiating team met with Virgin management in Melbourne on Tuesday 15 August and Virgin tabled an initial EBA offer that falls well short of what Virgin workers want. Your TWU team has rejected the items that would leave you worse off and told management Virgin ground crew will not settle for a substandard EBA and attacks on take-home...