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Stalled Owner-Driver Laws Given Govt Kick-Start

Owner Drivers

jimpicsmall

Government officials have told the TWU they hope to have WA's ownerdrivers laws fully in place by the end of this year. We certainly hope so - they are long overdue.

The laws will include the long-awaited "Gui [ … ]

Read more: Stalled Owner-Driver Laws Given Govt Kick-Start

   

Firm coughs up $24,500 owed to owner-driver

Owner Drivers

ownerdriver

It took several TWU applications to the Owner Drivers Tribunal to get Maddington firm Mines Express to pay a desperate owner-driver money owed.

Jim Ghilotti told TWU officials that the firm's failure to pay hi [ … ]

Read more: Firm coughs up $24,500 owed to owner-driver

   

TWU campaign achieves major bus security boost

On the Buses

gerard

Agreement has been reached between the TWU and the state government on a raft of new security initiatives to protect bus drivers from increasing violence.

Sadly, the agreement came too late for bus driver Gera [ … ]

Read more: TWU campaign achieves major bus security boost

   

Bus drivers consider what action to take over bus violence

On the Buses

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The TWU is currently surveying its members in the midst of ongoing attacks on bus Perth's drivers. Over the past week both local newspapers have run front page stories on the epidemic of violence and vandalism [ … ]

Read more: Bus drivers consider what action to take over bus violence

   

Sacked worker gets full TWU backing

General News

hansens

Jobs are getting harder to get due to the economic downturn and the protection of our members jobs and wages is our NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

Concrete agitator driver Peter Cross (third from left) was sacked by Han [ … ]

Read more: Sacked worker gets full TWU backing

   

Safety Rep sacked after calling Worksafe

General News

sacked

Tanker driver Mick Connelly was the elected safety representative for Kwinana based company Fuel Distributors of Western Australia when he was sacked in May. The first call Mick made after he was tramped was to [ … ]

Read more: Safety Rep sacked after calling Worksafe

   

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