On 15 May 1865, the Carters’ Association met for their first dinner to address low rates, rising costs and growing undercutting.
That gathering at the Wakefield Hotel became one of the earliest moments of transport workers organising for fairer conditions, a fight the TWU continues to lead across the industry today ✊
A world-first hearing for minimum pay and conditions for food delivery workers is underway.
After years of union pressure and an agreement with Uber and DoorDash late last year, food delivery workers are closer than ever to securing world-first rights.
Cabin crew do critical safety work, yet their award doesn’t reflect the demands and risks of the job.
The TWU is continuing our case in the Fair Work Commission to lift pay, set fairer duty hours, secure enforceable breaks and improve classifications to reflect the principles of same job, same pay. We’ve also filed expert evidence on fatigue to show the real safety pressures cabin crew face every day.
We are backing cabin crew — and fighting for safe and secure skies for all! ✊
When airlines walk away from regional routes, workers and communities feel it first.
This is why the TWU is pushing for a Safe and Secure Skies Commission — to protect aviation jobs, lift standards and hold airports and airlines to account ✊
📸 Scenes from today’s May Day rally in Darwin!
A chance to recognise what we’ve achieved together: real pay rises, safer yards and protections that lift standards across the transport industry ✊
We’re proud of every TWU member who shows up, speaks up and keeps pushing for better 💪
⛽ Last week, TWU and ARTIO’s joint application delivered a major win after the FWC issued its first Contract Chain Order, forcing top supply chain clients to finally pay their share of soaring fuel costs.
✊ TWU fought hard to secure this outcome, with member Frank Black giving evidence during the hearing.
📸 Pictured: TWU convoy campaigning for the new transport reform laws (and last week’s Fuel Order is those laws now in action!)
Today, on Worker’s Memorial Day, we honour workers who never made it home.
At the Deceased Workers Memorial Forest in Adelaide, we laid a wreath to recognise the five deaths at national waste management company Cleanaway in the last two years.
No job should ever cost a life. Safety at work is never negotiable, it is essential, and we will be relentless in our fight for every worker to go to work and come home safe.
“It’s something that the TWU pushed hard for, and it is a lifeline for our industry.” — Sam McIntosh
Last week, the Fair Work Commission handed down a historic fuel cost recovery order, requiring wealthy clients at the top of the supply chain to cover the real cost of diesel. After months of operators being smashed by fuel spikes, this ruling finally puts a fair, enforceable mechanism in place to keep trucks moving and businesses afloat ✊🚚
More people are using public transport as fuel costs rise, but drivers are facing increasing abuse and unacceptable assaults.
No worker should be harmed for doing their job. We need stronger, smarter security coverage so drivers and passengers can feel safe on every route.
For the first time ever, our supply chain’s biggest clients will be forced to cover rising fuel costs.
A huge congrats to all TWU members for making this happen.
Without fair fuel cost recovery, mum‑and‑dad transport operators can’t survive. Sam McIntosh joins FIVEAA to discuss why the Fair Work Commission emergency fuel order is a vital lifeline for the industry 💪
A historic Fair Work Commission order is delivering real relief to an industry pushed to the brink, ensuring wealthy clients finally cover the soaring fuel costs that have been crushing small operators ⛽
The order requires that clients at the top of the supply chain must pay their fair share so transport businesses can recover extraordinary fuel costs instead of carrying them alone. It is critical support for an industry that keeps our national supply chains moving 🚚
