CH7 Sydney Truckies Take to the Roads in Protest TWU NSW 2016-06-22 | On 19 June 2016 Truck drivers, their families and the families of those killed in truck crashes held co-ordinated convoys and protests around the country to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is causing deaths and injuries.
State Secretary Richard Olsen - Courier Owner Drivers WIN TWU NSW 2022-02-18 | Today The Transport Workers’ Union in NSW has won a landmark decision which will deliver a pay rise for owner-driver couriers for the first time in over 15 years. Couriers will finally get what we’ve been fighting for so long to achieve – minimum rates of more than $40 per hour. There’s more too, Amazon will no longer be allowed to get away with exploiting workers and undercutting the transport industry in NSW. This decision will guarantee minimum rates & conditions for Amazon Flex drivers.
Become a TWU trained HSR TWU NSW 2019-09-05 | Find out about the training provided by the Transport Workers' Union of NSW.
Delegates take action against Aldi TWU NSW 2019-09-05 | We said we couldn’t have a NSW delegates conference without making some noise. Here’s video proof. Transport workers are angry, active and determined to turn this industry around.We want the same pay for the same job, secure work and safety to be a priority. We’ll achieve it by holding wealthy companies like Aldi and airports at the top of supply chains to account. Watch this space.
The Mt Ousley Descent TWU NSW 2017-09-11 | It is one of the trickiest roads in Australia, the Mt Ousley descent. The road is the main route for trucks heading into Wollongong and Port Kembla. TWU Member, Pat Armstrong talks us through the downhill run. A collaboration between the Transport Worker's Union of NSW and RMS NSW.
Fare Go For Sydney Airport Workers TWU NSW 2017-04-11 | Help us send a message to the NSW Government. Sign the Petition calling for the removal of the Airport Station Access Fee for Sydney Airport workers.Workers at Sydney Airport who travel to work by train are paying an outrageous fee of $25 per week on top of their normal train fare. This fee is known as the Airport Station Access Fee and is basically a $1,200 per year penalty imposed by the NSW Government on people who work and choose to use public transport at Sydney AirportSIGN OUR PETITION: https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/fare-go-for-sydney-airport-workers
TWU March On Transit Systems TWU NSW 2017-01-20 | Transit Systems – one of Sydney’s largest bus companies servicing four major centres in Western Sydney (Parramatta, Liverpool, Cabramatta and Fairfield), has repeatedly ignored TWU NSW requests for government ‘wage increase’ funds to be placed in the hands of drivers - where they belong.Transit Systems has chosen to pocket taxpayer funds, which means their drivers have not received any wage increases from the company since 1 July 2014 and are the lowest paid in the industry.Transit Systems are the only company in the industry not to pass on these much-needed funds to drivers.ENTER Bus Official Nimrod Nyols and Assistant State Secretary Mick Pieri, who led the protest march right up to the management offices at Transit Systems newly built Hoxton Park depot in January. (SEE OUR VIDEO)TWU officials and veterans along with TWU Delegates from other bus companies presented Chief Operating Officer Graham Richards a novelty cheque, signed by Transit System’s Directors for $1,136,590.00 – a conservative estimate of the total funds withheld by the company from drivers.
2017 - Never Been A Better Time TWU NSW 2017-01-14 | 2017 – Never been a better time to be union! Since 1888.2017 is a year for real change. Safe rates across all yards will be a continuing reality. We will never allow our workplace conditions to be eroded.There is a direct link between great workplace conditions and the number of union members in a yard. The TWU needs more people on the ground; workers ready to be involved. We want you to have a say.It's our members, supporters and community who help us in the ongoing fight against unscrupulous bosses who do not have the interests of workers at heart when it comes to safety, work conditions and rates of pay. So thank you!Are you with us? COMMENT or SHARE our video.
Council Ignores Central Coast Garbos TWU NSW 2017-01-06 | Central Coast Council is ignoring Central Coast Garbos, continuing in its refusal to safeguard garbos pay and conditions.Just before Christmas, TWU NSW and Members who are driving for Remondis met with local MP's David Harris and David Mehan to discuss the problem. (SEE VIDEO). The two MPs are supporting local workers and want the Central Coast Council to pay attention to the issue.The Waste Contract tender, for pick-up of household bins is due to end on January 31 2018. Remondis has been granted the extension of the contract after amalgamation of Wyong and Gosford Councils.The problem for workers is that Council waste tenders do not include any guarantee for wages or conditions such as long service leave, which are made redundant when the contract ends.Council are now late issuing the documents for the new tender. Workers are now in the dark as to what the future holds for their families.Ian Reynolds and Rob Noble of the Central Coast Council have washed their hands of the need to protect workers who live locally. They have not committed to the continuation of conditions when the contract ends. In media, Ian Reynolds has dumped the problem firmly in the lap of the contractor as a “Remondis issue”.Remondis have secured a court agreement to cut pay by 25% to garbage workers on the Coast.Other Councils are different. Campbelltown Council have for example included in their waste tender documents, protections for workers’ conditions when contracts change.Remondis Drivers are Central Coast locals and professionals doing valuable service for their community. They should not be left out to dry by Ian Reynolds and the Central Coast Council.
Channel 7 Bus strike TWU NSW 2016-08-30 | Members across the Busways network in Western Sydney and the Central Coast conducted a protected 4 hour stop work from 5am – 9am on 29 August 2016.
CH9 Syd Police Swooped on a Bus Depot TWU NSW 2016-07-07 | 6 July 2016: Police have swooped on a bus depot in Sydney’s south-west, issuing a string of defect notices and puling one bus off the road. All but five of the buses inspected at Telfords had some kind of defect – including vehicles that are used to carry school children. Of the 27 buses inspected today, 22 were found to have some kind of defect and nine of those were serious. The Transport Workers’ Union is horrified. A recent state-wide survey of their bus drivers fund 55% have reported serious maintenance issues going unresolved across a range of companies.
CH7 Syd Man who attacked bus with shovel sentenced to time in prison TWU NSW 2016-06-29 | 28 June 2016: The man behind the frenzied road rage attack on a bus and its driver in Marrickville has been sentenced to at least 12 months in jail. He was recorded on a mobile phone verbally abusing the driver before smashing the vehicle's windscreen with a shovel. Samantha Brett reports.
NBN TWU Calling for Tougher Regulations to Reduce Pressure on Drivers TWU NSW 2016-06-24 | 23 June 2016: The Transport Workers Union is calling for tougher regulations on the truck-driving industry to reduce pressure on workers. This follows after police laid charges against a interstate truck driver who is alleged to have been under influence of the drug ice. The TWU claims the driver's alleged drug use was most likely spurred on from being overworked. TWU adds the State Government needs to do more, to look after drivers' well-being. Police say those travelling with heavy loads interstate with defective vehicles can expect similar across the border.
SBS Truckie Actions across the Country TWU NSW 2016-06-22 | On 19 June 2016 Truck drivers, their families and the families of those killed in truck crashes held co-ordinated convoys and protests around the country to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is causing deaths and injuries.
CH10 Truckie Convoy TWU NSW 2016-06-22 | On 19 June 2016 Truck drivers, their families and the families of those killed in truck crashes held co-ordinated convoys and protests around the country to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is causing deaths and injuries.
CH9 Sydney Truck Convoy Demanding Return of Minimum Rates TWU NSW 2016-06-22 | On 19 June 2016 Truck drivers, their families and the families of those killed in truck crashes held co-ordinated convoys and protests around the country to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is causing deaths and injuries.
CH7 Melbourne Truckies Protested in Capital Cities for Safe Rates TWU NSW 2016-06-22 | On 19 June 2016 Truck drivers, their families and the families of those killed in truck crashes held co-ordinated convoys and protests around the country to demand an end to pressure in the industry which is causing deaths and injuries.
CH 9: Truck drivers owed thousands after government contract went into administration TWU NSW 2016-06-21 | June 15, 2016: Dozens of tip truck drivers are owed up to $1 million for their work upgrading Stage Two of Schofields Road in Sydney's north-west, but there's no guarantee they'll ever be paid after a government contractor went into administration.
Channel 7: NSW Police raid bus depots after crash TWU NSW 2016-06-17 | Police have raided the depots of one of the largest private bus companies in Sydney after a Hillsbus driver ploughed into five parked cars yesterday. TWU Acting Assistant Secretary Mick Pieri discusses the role driver fatigue plays in road safety. Matthew Snelson reports.
Richard Olsen interview ABC Radio Central West TWU NSW 2016-06-14 | Acting TWU NSW Secretary Richard Olsen talks with ABC Radio Central West about the inquiry set up to examine the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.
Interview with Emma Simkin, ABC about the waste dispute TWU NSW 2016-06-03 | Interview with Emma Simkin, ABC about there being no garbage collections on the Central Coast today. Simkin says that it is the first test for the newly merged Central Coast Council, as the garbage collectors decided to go on strike today. Simkin says there is a lot of finger pointing between the contractor, the council, and the Transport Workers Union.
Interview about the Central Coast waste dispute TWU NSW 2016-06-03 | Interview with TWU member Ian Hankinson about strike action by Central Coast waste workers.
Richard Olsen discusses possible strike action by central coast waste workers TWU NSW 2016-05-31 | Interview with Richard Olsen, acting secretary, Transport Workers' Union NSW. Levi says waste collectors have agreed to strike this Thursday over job concerns. Levi says 70 TWU members on the Central Coast will have a strike this week. Olsen says they have done everything they can to contact the council and Ian Reynolds to have a discussion with them. He says they're asking for the safeguarding of their terms and conditions, including wages. He states that a new contract could lead to workers losing a bit of their income.
Safe Rates for Owner Drivers TWU NSW 2016-04-13 | Published on Apr 6, 2016Owner drivers joined the TWU at the RSRT Easter weekend hearings to tell the Tribunal why they support the Safe Rates Order
CH7 News: Shovel On Bus Attack TWU NSW 2016-04-06 | John Klironomos, who attacked a bus with a shovel at Marrickville, was in court today. TWU Official Nick McIntosh says the behaviour is unacceptable with one in three drivers experiencing some form of abuse.
ABC Radio interview with Mick Forbes TWU NSW 2016-03-15 | TWU Sub branch Secretary Mick Forbes talks to ABC Radio about pressures on truck drivers following three recent fatal road accidents, emphasising the importance of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.
Illegal Dumping: TWU Official Nick McIntosh talks to radio 2UE TWU NSW 2016-03-10 | TWU Official Nick McIntosh talks to radio 2UE about the problems of illegal dumping associated with undercutting legitimate waste management companies.
ABC Radio Illawarra Rob Pirc talks about Councils responsibilites towards Subloos workers TWU NSW 2016-02-17 | The Transport Workers' Union, representing 24 workers affected by a Shoalhaven waste depot contractor, is calling for the council to give them jobs. TWU South Coast Secretary Robert Pirc says Joanna Gash, Shoalhaven Mayor owes employees a job.
NBN Central Coast: Local waste operators walk off the job TWU NSW 2016-01-21 | 18 January 2016: More than 70 Central Coast waste workers walked off the job in protest against an upcoming tender for Council waste services that threatens to slash wages, conditions, and leave entitlements.
Prime 7 Wagga: Truck drivers are taking on the supermarket giants TWU NSW 2015-08-31 | Truck drivers are taking on the supermarket giants in their bid to reduce road deaths. They say too many truck drivers are dying on roads because cost-cutting puts safety at risk. Supermarkets say their claims have no basis. Coles says it does not grant contracts to companies that do not value employee safety.
NBN Coffs Harbour: Companies like Coles should pay TWU NSW 2015-08-31 | The Transport Workers Union says companies like Coles should pay freight companies more to transport groceries to reduce deadline pressures on drivers. Two dozen Qld truck drivers have taken aim at Coles, on their way to Sydney for a Transport Workers Union national conference. They claim Coles favours freight companies that the cheapest rates to transport groceries and other goods, which results in lower pay for truck drivers, unrealistic deadlines, speeding and road fatalities. The protestors say a Safe Work Australia survey shows 20% of transport industry employees have broken safety rules to meet deadlines. They also claim heavy vehicles lack proper maintenance and too many truck drivers aren't given time for rest breaks. Coles say they don't employ truck drivers and their contractors understand the Supply Chain Code of Conduct.
Safety concerns at Crawfords Freightlines TWU NSW 2015-08-20 | TWU Newcastle Secretary Mick Forbes talks to Radio 2HD about safety concerns at Crawfords Freightlines
2GB Radio Interview Nick McIntosh talks with Karl Stefanovic TWU NSW 2015-07-10 | Interview with Nick McIntosh, NSW Transport Workers' Union. Karl Stefanovic says that bus lanes are designed to make public transport faster but drivers fear for passenger safety because vehicles are skidding on slippery painted bus lanes. McIntosh says that this is concerning as buses are losing complete traction at low speeds when conditions are wet. McIntosh says there are a couple of trouble spots being reported and this is a tragedy waiting to happen. McIntosh says that all of these allegations are immediately presented to the Roads and Maritime Services NSW and Government authorities.
WIN Wollongong News: A fatal crash in Sydney last week... TWU NSW 2015-07-02 | A fatal crash in Sydney last week has prompted a major audit at Unanderra trucking company ACL Transport. More than 20 defect notices were issued by Roads and Maritime Services, including two for speed device tampering. The Transport Workers Union says it's part of an even greater problem, as trucking companies struggle to meet the demand for quicker and cheaper deliveries.
Mark trevillian talks to RN radio TWU NSW 2015-05-21 | Truck drivers are 14 times more likely to die on the job than other employees. TWU truck driver Mark Trevillian talks to RN Radio about the pressures on drivers and why the TWU is taking action on Safe Rates.
Dont Trash Our Jobs! TWU NSW 2015-04-14 | (10 Apr 2015, Sydney) Waste industry workers protested in front of Ryde Council against its plotting to trash the jobs of local garbos. These are workers with families to support and bills to pay. Join us to help protect their jobs here: http://www.twunsw.org.au/donttrashourjobs
TWU South Coast Sub Branch Secretary, Nick McIntosh talks about the takeover of Toll Holdings TWU NSW 2015-02-19 | ...
Interview with TWU South Coast Sub Branch Secretary, Nick McIntosh TWU NSW 2015-02-05 | TWU South Coast Sub Branch Secretary, Nick McIntosh talks about the consequences of any take over of Greens Northern Coaches by Premier Illawarra bus company.
Nick McIntosh ABC News 23 December 2014 TWU NSW 2014-12-23 | Christmas trees will be placed across the Sydney and the Illawarra today to commemorate those who have been killed by truck-related crashes since last Christmas. The initiative was organised by the Transport Worker's Union. Nick McIntosh, South Coast and SouthernSub-branch Secretary says that drivers are under pressure to meet unrealistic delivery deadlines therefore forcing them to speed.
ABC Radio Mick Forbes interview TWU NSW 2014-11-21 | ABC Radio: Interview with TWU Newcastle Sub-branch Secretary Mick Forbes about the assault on a Raymond Terrace bus driver and the TWU's "Don't blame the bus driver" campaign.
WIN News Landmark Agreement Between TWU And Ron Finemore Transport TWU NSW 2014-11-13 | (WIN Wagga, Wagga Wagga, 12 Nov 2014) A landmark enterprise agreement signed between the Transport Workers' Union and Ron Finemore Transport today will see more than 500 truck drivers in Victoria, NSW and QLD be ensured of fair and safe work conditions
WATCH: CH 9 – Motorists miraculously escape Dee Why truck crash TWU NSW 2014-10-23 | The Moment a Truck Flips onto Cars Waiting at Traffic Lights in Dee Why
Win News Bus drivers hit out at Premier Illawarra TWU NSW 2014-10-21 | Bus drivers have hit out at Premier Illawarra for imposing unrealistic timetables, which unions say put lives at risk. They've launched a new campaign calling for extra buses to alleviate pressure on drivers.
ABC 702 Radio- CIT workers strike TWU NSW 2014-10-08 | 8 October 2014: 702 ABC Sydney: Workers from Toll Secure will take part in a 24 hour strike
TWU Launches Dont blame the bus driver campaign TWU NSW 2014-10-03 | TWU Assistant Secretary Richard Olsen talks to ABC Radio 702 about the TWU’s “Don’t blame the bus driver campaign”
WIN News: TWU Launches Dont blame the bus driver campaign TWU NSW 2014-10-03 | The Transport Workers' Union has launched the "Don't Blame the Bus Driver" campaign which urges frustrated passengers to blame late buses on the authorities that set impossible timetables and not the drivers. Bus delegate Dave Cole and Sub Branch Secretary Nick McIntosh talk to WIN News.
