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Qantas company’s executives are getting their bonuses now – but they are trying to make you wait for yours. Send your message to the Qantas board that it is not good enough – It’s only fair that you are paid the bonus promised to you – and paid it NOW....

Qantas workers are definitely NOT jumping for Joyce at this shakedown. The airline has (once again) slapped them in the face after announcing worker ‘bonuses’ will only be paid once its first post-wage freeze EA’s are settled. The bonuses were announced along with a record $1.6billion company profit last week...

The Andrews Government this morning pledged a game-changing $50 billion underground suburban rail network linking every major rail line in Melbourne, as well as the airport rail. This work will take decades & that’s great news for our tip truck drivers members with legislation currently progressing through State Parliament that...

The TWU has criticised a Qantas bonus which many workers won’t receive at all while others won’t receive for years. The union highlighted record profits in the aviation industry while workers struggle with part time hours and low rates. TWU National Secretary Michael Kaine said: “This is a joke. Qantas...

The Coalition was ripping itself apart in Parliament House again today and current PM Malcolm Turnbull admitted defeat, bowed to people power and killed off his signature policy – big business company tax cuts. Just like he laid to waste the RSRT. Meanwhile, in the same building, the TWU and...

It’s worse than we thought, a review of 12 yrs of insurance claims finds truck drivers are 13 times more likely to die at work than any other profession in Australia. Also, one million work weeks lost to sickness over past 12 years. Watch the press conference in Parliament House...

On 7 August TWU (VIC/TAS Branch) Delegates raised concerns with Tasmanian Senator Catyrna Bilyk about a lack of safe places and rest stops for trucks to pull over on Tasmania’s major highways. The Sen. then wasted no time in taking the matter to Canberra, telling the Federal Senate on 16...

Over the last 24 hours your Delegate-led negotiating teams from CDC & Transdev have been locked in discussions to secure the future for Victorian bus drivers. Following discussions with Government and operators yesterday and today – led by Branch Secretary John Berger and bus organisers Mike McNess, Bob Lean and...

The TWU is demanding that the Federal Government immediately address the safety breaches and exploitation occurring as a result of overseas cabin crew working on Australian domestic flights. Jetstar cabin crew from Thailand are working on internal flights for base rates of just $100 per week, as revealed by ABC...