I'd like to make it clear that the TWU has no axe to grind with those small fleet-owners who employ drivers and pay them their full entitlements.
We know there are good operators out there who try hard to do the [ … ]

About a month ago the loyal, hard working wash bay and refuelling staff at Southern Coast Transit's Palmyra Depot were told they would be made redundant by December 1.
Their work was to be out-sourced to a priva [ … ]

Our recent bus industry pay campaign was certainly a BIG Success and one of the things that made it a winner was the good communication with members.
We kept people informed on what was happening and received co [ … ]

Word is quickly spreading around that owner-drivers can now take complaints against hirers to a special tribunal.
During November, the Road Freight Industry Tribunal heard its first cases.

One of them involved [ … ]

In 1996 Richard Court’s Liberal government privatised Perth’s metropolitan bus service and in the process turned bus driving from a good job into a bad one.
The drivers either went to work for private bus compan [ … ]