About Transport Workers Union of Australia Federal Union

The TWU union covers men and women working in aviation, oil, waste management, gas, road transport, passenger vehicles and freight logistics right across Australia.

We are affiliated with Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the International Transport Federation (ITF) and the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).

The TWU is widely acknowledged to be proactive in establishing industry standards that improve the lives of transport workers and their families.

The TWU’s first priority is to protect and improve the livelihood of transport workers and their families. To achieve these objectives the Union puts resources into the following main areas:

    * Organising transport workers
    * Representing members at their workplace
    * Providing services to members and their families
    * Maintaining industrial awards
    * Pursuing industry wide improvements for wages and conditions of employment
    * Achieving fair rates for owner drivers
    * Representing transport workers on industry bodies
    * Delivering union training
    * Participating in industry training
    * Occupational health and safety
    * TWU Superannuation Fund
    * Providing legal advice on Workcover
    * Lobbying Federal, State and Local Governments.