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CDC Victoria bus drivers have voted to escalate their protected industrial campaign against the company by refusing to collect fares or switch on Myki card readers. The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) gave notice to CDC on Wednesday afternoon that its members planned to refuse to collect fares indefinitely from the...

TWU (VIC/TAS Branch) Secretary and TWU National Vice-President John Berger and Assistant Secretary Chris Fennell are part of the TWU’s delegation attending this week’s ACTU triennial congress. The congress is attended by some of the union movement’s biggest players representing workers from every industry and sector in Australia and is...

CDC Victoria bus drivers have again gathered in great numbers on picket lines to take action for their future, their families, their standard of living, their pride and the 2018 Victorian Bus Industry Agreement! Picket lines were established at CDC depots in Wyndham, Oakleigh, Ballarat, Sunshine and Geelong from 9am...

Over 300 truck drivers, their families and supporters protested in all major capitals to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is killing hundreds of people on our roads every year. TWU (VIC/TAS Branch) Secretary and TWU National Vice-President John Berger was part of Melbourne’s convoy over the...

  CDC TWU bus drivers have held their second protected action this week with a four hour stop work between 2 and 6pm today. Great turnout at Oakleigh, Geelong, Ballarat and Wyndham depots and great to see such unity and comradeship among the membership. The vast majority of those who...

The TWU (VIC/TAS) Branch confirms that industrial action planned for this afternoon will proceed after Fair Work Commission (FWC) mediation held this morning failed to progress discussions. The point should be reinforced that CDC itself applied to the FWC for mediation. However, CDC not only failed to improve its current...

Truckie John Waltis is sick of burying his mates. Over the years, the veteran truck driver has been to the funerals of more than 50 of his colleagues within the industry — which is the deadliest in Australia.  Speaking at the Transport Workers Union (TWU) press conference ahead of the...

Rich multinational CDC says it cannot afford to meet member pay demands in the Victorian Bus Industry Agreement? That is despite some big revenue and profit numbers across its global businesses reported in the CDC 2017 Annual Report. The money must be going somewhere – anywhere – except the pockets...

Message from John Berger – TWU VIC/TAS Branch Secretary and TWU National Vice-President – and TWU VIC-TAS Bus organisers Mike McNess, Bob Lean and Imran Malik.   “The buses stopped today because CDC TWU members decided to fight for a fair and reasonable wage rise – a fair share of...