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WA Truckies Deserve Better
Transport Workers have spoken. WA truck bays, amenities and WA highways need an upgrade! You can sign the petition and show your support:&...
TWU Veterans Supporting Road Safety Education
Veterans of the trucking industry have recently been visiting schools to promote road safety me...
06/01/2020
2020 Membership
Be a part of your great union in 2020. Renew your membership today Membership Fees 2020 (all...
Glen Barron’s Aviation Report
They say a picture is worth 1000 words and if the looks on the faces of our members at Alpha Fl...
Legally Right?...Maybe
Toll Liquid drivers who work on a rotating shift roster are protesting loudly about the firm&rs...
The TWU has reached agreement with Hanson Construction Materials on behalf of a group of Rocla ...
It was my pleasure to represent Greg Newman in an unfair dismissal matter earlier this year, G...
The TWU was recently successful in a long running case to recover long service leave entitlemen...
Cleanaway Alcohol Testing
The TWU fully understands the need for drug and alcohol policies in the workplace ;mind alterin...
Prosegur Breaching Agreement
Our Prosegur Agreement expired in June last year and the last pay boost for the armoured vehicl...
For the past 22 years I have been lucky enough to call WA my home; my adult daughter, I am prou...
A custody officer, and TWU member, who was injured by a suicidal prisoner has settled her worke...
A 49 old truck driver from Byford has received a six-figure settlement for his motor vehicle ac...

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General News

10th October 2012
Court workers walk off the job
Court workers walk off the job
The security and custodial services officers, employed by G4S, are unhappy with the progress ...
10th October 2012
New Fitness to Drive Laws
New Fitness to Drive Laws
New medical standards now being introduced throughout Australia have the potential to impact up ...
10th October 2012
Unbelievable Stunts!
Unbelievable Stunts!
I was astounded at the gross hypocrisy of a Kewdale Transport company which obviously has two s ...
Skin cancer a serious issue for truck drivers
Ron had a small sore on the side of his head that wouldn’t heal. His wife urged him to se ...
9th October 2012
Our Horror Highways
Our Horror Highways
The death of truck driver Ashley Johnson on the North West coastal highway on September 1 was ...
We Predicted Death on North West Horror Stretch
The first I knew of the death of truck driver Ashley Smith on September 1 was when TWU organi ...
9th October 2012
Ontraq pays driver's fines
Ontraq pays driver's fines
They didn’t have a Dolly permit and the load was over-size Late last year TWU member Joe ...
9th October 2012
BHP's Dead Zone
BHP's Dead Zone
It looks like a Gulag and feels like a Gulag We are not sure if it is part of a ‘dehuman ...
The TWU recently assisted a taxi driver member, whose taxi licence had been suspended on health ...
9th October 2012
Give us a break mate!
Give us a break mate!
There’s a copper patrolling the Middle Swan section of the Great Northern Highway who has ...
MP's come out punching over safe rates laws
New national safe trucking rates laws will come into being on July 1 and it will be very inte ...
Sims Ordered To Pay Owner Drivers $10,814
Firm had to give Alan reasonable notice to terminate contract In a case before the Road Freigh ...