The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has today welcomed the announcement
by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industrial Relations,
Julia Gillard, saying the government will work with the Australian Road
Transport Industrial Organisation (ARTIO) and the TWU to formulate
legislation for safe rates for truck drivers.
Read more7 Dec, 2009:
The Transport Workers Union today placed 287 crosses in Martin Place
near to mark the 287 deaths from truck crashes that occurred on
Australian Roads in the last 12 months.
Read more16 Sep, 2009:
The Transport Workers Union has rolled into Canberra after a 2000
kilometre trip through regional NSW from Brisbane, highlighting the
importance of a National system of safe rates for truck drivers.
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