"The TWU people are the only ones that get things happening", said Ann Skelton, after the TWU solicitors Slater and Gordon moved to settle her workers compesation claim.
"When our metro buses were privatised the pay rates were terrible, The TWU has done a lot to imprrove them" - Lee Scanlan, South Coast Transit.
"I was unfairly dismissed, but the TWU's industrial people took on my case and won it in court" - John Parker
The lads from national dairy firm Peters and Brownes at the TWU researching a case we were taking to the Industrial Commission
Owner Driver Bruce Watts was over the moon when he found out our superannuation officer had tracked down $23,000 in lost super for him. You can talk to our super man at our Perth office on 1800 657 477
The TWU has hundreds of delegates across all sectors of the transport industry, including Carlie Austin and Craig Bridge at CEVA Komatsu.TWU Western Australia - Latest News & Updates
The owner-driver laws that the TWU has fought long and hard for are now fully operational and they will have a big impact upon how rates are negotiated in the future.
Now available from the TWU are:
• A TWU Information Booklet which gives you a comprehensiv [ … ]
If ever a bloke deserved to hear some good news for a change it is former P&O Transport forkie Simon Brinkley.
In April 2006 Simon was the victim of a horrific workplace incident in which the forklift he was driving caught on fire engulfng him in flames.
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There are transport companies in the North West who have been getting away with murder and we are about to pull a number of them into line.
One of a number of firms in my sights is Brambles in Port Hedland. I've [ … ]
The TWU continues to educate transport firms who fail to meet strict legal requirements on the prompt payment of owner-driver invoices.
TWU members Greg Hitchcock and Alec Auburn came to us in des [ … ]
Bunbury firm Top Shot Couriers has been well and truly in the firing line of the TWU for the past year or so. Top Shot first came to our notice after a couple of their drivers contacted us with questions about [ … ]
The TWU fights hard for owner-drivers to ensure they are paid sustainable rates that enable their businesses to flourish. However a disturbing trend has developed in transport whereby owner-drivers buy addition [ … ]
The article "We smelled a rat in delegate sacking" written by Dan Cain on 20 July 2010 has been withdrawn with immediate effect.
The union was informed by Tox Free's lawyers that a series of errors were made i [ … ]
It's taken almost six years of hard yakka and determined lobbying but we finally have a full set of laws in place to protect the interests of WA owner-drivers.
The laws grew out of major TWU protest campaigns inc [ … ]
With all the mining activity up North, traffic coming in and out of the Karratha Aiport has grown at a rapid rate. Unfortunately the wages and regional allowances of ground staff at the town's airport haven't e [ … ]
MICK CONNOLLY Reports
TWU get action on safety issues at Kwinana yard
Following complaints about shocking working conditions at Kleenheat's Kwinana depot I dropped in for a bit of a bo peep. It was still summer [ … ]
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