The Guardian • transport
Federal Court favours Transport Workers’ Union ground crew against Qantas
Last year, the Transport Workers’ Union instigated legal actions against Qantas over the airline’s attempts to outsource 2000 jobs and the treatment of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Issue #1999
TWU wins enforceable rates for couriers & Amazon flex drivers in landmark decision
The Transport Workers’ Union has won a landmark determination that means couriers will receive significant improvements to their enforceable rates of pay – including world-first...
Read more200 Truck drivers killed since Road Safety Tribunal abolished
The Transport Workers’ Union has blamed federal government inaction for the deaths of 200 truck drivers
Read moreAustralia reaches 1,000 truck crash deaths since LNP abolished Road Safety Tribunal
The Transport Workers’ Union has demanded urgent Federal action to end dangerous work conditions in road transport, as the truck crash death toll since the...
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Issue #2172
GLOBAL BRIEFS
COLOMBIA: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the country’s security forces to stop sharing intelligence with the United States until the Trump administration stops unprovoked...
Read moreTruckies pushed to the curb: no respect for our essential workers
At 2 am on Thursday the 11th of February there was a crash between three trucks at the SA-Victorian border two hours after the SA government shut its border to Victoria. One of the trucks was carrying chemicals that caused the crash to be fiery.
Read moreTWU to Amazon, Aldi, Bunnings: Make trucking safer or face action
The Transport Workers’ Union will today announce action in the coming months against some of the biggest global retailers Amazon, Apple and Aldi, as well as domestic brands IGA, Kmart and Bunnings in a bid to make trucking safer and fairer.
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Issue #2095
GLOBAL BEIEFS
PERSIAN GULF: Countries in the Persian Gulf including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait have reportedly told the United States not to...
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Issue #2023
DINGO
In July, the second asylum boat turn-back to Sri Lanka under the Albanese Labor government highlighted the fundamental breach of human rights involved in such...
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Issue #2124
Brazil, Belt and Road and the USA’s Monroe Doctrine
The decision of the Brazilian government not to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being regarded by Washington as something of a setback...
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Issue #2204
GLOBAL BRIEFS
INDONESIA: China and Indonesia have agreed to deepen their military cooperation while broadening ties in technology, minerals, energy, and other strategic sectors, as both countries...
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Issue #1977
Truckies in fight of their lives
Seven thousand Toll drivers are in a battle to save their jobs and working conditions.
Read moreUnited action to defend conditions
Workers in the maritime and trucking industries are taking industrial action defending their jobs, safe working conditions, and wages.
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Issue #2092
WA: Rail, Bus, and Tram Unions (RBTU) stop work for a better pay deal
On 14 March members, delegates and officials of the RBTU stopped work and held a meeting outside the Perth Train Station in Western Australia. They...
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Issue #2057
DINGO
A major survey conducted by McKell, the Transport Workers Union and TEACHO sheds light on the harsh reality faced by food delivery, rideshare, and AmazonFlex...
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Issue #2087
Rules for exploitation
Labor’s second tranche of the Closing Loopholes Bill laying down the rules for exploitation, was finally passed on 12 February following Labor’s acceptance of the...
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