Toll delegates from every State and Territory showed company representatives they are ready for a tough battle at a pre-bargaining meeting held in Sydney last week.
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“We’re in this for the long haul, this is going to be a fight and we need to stick together as members and we’ll get through,” Victorian delegate John Rowe said.
It is important that all members recognise that what happens in this agreement will have implications throughout the whole transport industry.
Further meetings will be held later in March and then each month up to June. Yard and State delegates meeting will happen after every negotiation to ensure all members have a say in what is fought for at the bargaining table.
“They’ve made some bad management decisions and we’re not going to suffer the consequences of it,” Queensland delegate Ian Buckingham said.
“We’ve taken your concerns to Toll management, they haven’t been listening to us so far but they will…we’re going to have to get ready to take action and we’re going to have to do it together,” Northern Territory delegate Barry Norton said.
“We need to stick together as a union and as a transport industry and fight for what is fair. Make no mistake, this is going to be a tough one,” WA delegate Charlie Nichols said.
TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) Secretary John Berger said the EBA promised to be a long, hard battle but felt confident after watching the tough stance delegates took during the meetings with Toll management.
“If Toll did not think before last week that they would have a fight on its hands, they do now,” he said.