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A September 2018 Australian Human Rights Commission survey found 47% of women in the transport industry reported being sexually harassed in the workplace.    This staggering figure alone should compel us all to take action to change behaviours and workplace cultures that lead to harassment.   Last Sunday began 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence....

Staunch TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) member Mark Randello was farewelled recently after tragically losing his life while driving at work. Mark, a truck driver for ACFS in West Melbourne, was a popular, warm and hard-working man who lived for his family and sadly leaves behind three-year-old daughter Isabella. ACFS TWU members...

Victoria Labor has promised to make wage theft a crime if re-elected, with dodgy bosses who deliberately underpay workers to face jail and large fines. In case anyone has forgotten, the TWU is so serious about eradicating wage theft from the transport industry that Vic/Tas Branch Secretary John Berger tabled...

Since the independent road safety watchdog was dismantled by the Coalition, 460 people have died in truck crashes nationwide. Truckies tell us that the industry is getting more dangerous. While the federal government continues to sit on its hands don’t forget – a re-elected Victorian Labor has promised to introduce laws to...

We’ve had a big leap forward for road safety! After years of truck drivers highlighting the dangers in the retail supply chain, Coles committed earlier this year to choosing freight companies with the highest pay, conditions and safety standards. Coles has now announced they will contract more work to Toll....

The TWU​ and CFMMEU will take a joint resolution to the ALP national conference next month to “turf banks out of superannuation”. The Unions are demanding legal and structural change to lock for-profit companies out of the $2.7 trillion super system, following revelations from the Banking Royal Commission. Click here...

The latest TWU Journal is making its way to your letterboxes. But, as always, it is available online and accessible now – http://twu.asn.au/twu-magazine/ The edition features: TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) Secretary and National Vice-President John Berger explains why we must Change the Rules How 3000 bus members have secured the 4+1 agreement...

The TWU (Vic/Tas) Branch had another big win this week after recovering back pay for a casual short-haul Qantas flight attendant. The member won two months in lost wages after being unfairly sidelined without pay due to a documented pregnancy-related medical condition. The TWU stepped in to assist the member...

TWU Delegates and Officials joined with members yesterday to celebrate the Hindu Diwali Festival – the Festival of Lights – at Transdev’s Sunshine Depot. The Festival, which is an official holiday in at least 11 countries, is embraced by the many TWU members in the Victorian Bus Industry with ties to...