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TWU members are reminded that a national roadworthiness survey will randomly sample approximately 9,000 of Australia’s 520,000 heavy vehicles, including rigid, semi-trailer, B-doubles, road trains, buses, plant and equipment over the next two months. National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) CEO Sal Petrocitto has warned that drivers and operators – especially...

TWU members joined by Organiser Dissio Markos are united and strong in the new round of negotiations at Alpha Flight Services We would like to thank all Alpha Flight Services members who have taken the time to help their TWU EBA negotiating team by filling out the EBA survey. It is...

Photo caption: TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) senior organiser John Parker (front, centre) and senior Startrack delegate Clive Dennis (second from right) with Startrack delegates. The annual Startrack state delegates-management conference was held on Tuesday this week at the company’s Tullamarine headquarters. TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) senior organiser John Parker said the one-day...

The TWU member-led Qantas Ground Services EBA committee has put its log of claims to management. During a meeting with management the EBA representatives strongly pressed why they were the things that mattered to employees and reinforced the uniqueness of the occupation. The demands put forward by the committee included...

The fight for workers’ rights continues after new National Retail Association (NRA) boss Dominique Lamb confirmed big business will persist in its push to have penalty rates cut. The campaign is being rolled-out despite 97-per-cent of Australians overwhelmingly supporting workers being paid penalty rates, according to Galaxy Research, when they...

BROOKLYN-BASED Chalmers Transport members have reached an in-principle enterprise agreement with the company. Under the new arrangements, members will receive a collective 10-per-cent wage increase over the next three years, eight months back-pay commensurate with the length of negotiations and income protection insurance to be paid by the company. TWU...

The National Martin Brower EA Committee celebrate after a successful negotiation meeting at Melbourne Airport. As the previous document was rightfully rejected across the country, shortly members will have another opportunity to vote on a more satisfactory document with rate increases and importantly the current classification levels maintained.

There are certainties in life. Oceans are deep, mountains are high and TWU (Vic/Tas Branch) members normally love a barbecue. So it was on 11 July when Branch Secretary John Berger and organiser Mem Suleyman held a TWUSUPER-sponsored sausage sizzle at Ceva Logistics in Melbourne. John said member barbecues provided an opportunity for...

Victoria and Queensland have joined the ACT, NSW, SA and Tasmania in implementing the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) believes the manual, which came into effect on 1 July, will improve vehicle standards compliance and help reduce vehicle downtime. NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said...