TWU vows to fight for 1st Fleet workers
Union boss says the fight will begin to secure any outstanding rights and entitlements sacked workers at 1st Fleet have
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Sterle threatens fisticuffs as safe rates passes
Safe rates passes Federal Parliament, as Labor senator threatens to slap around Coalition counterpart for denying pay and safety link
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Safe rates clears House of Reps
Government plan to overhaul trucking pay rates clears the House of Representatives
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Sheldon backs bowel cancer initiative
Union boss sides with Cancer Council and independent MPs in calling for extension of bowel cancer screening
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Independents hold key to passage of safe rates
Government must rely on independents to secure a safe rates tribunal after support for reform splits along party lines
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Truss lets fly as Opposition refuses to support safe rates
Nationals leader rubbishes safe rates tribunal, labelling it government payback for TWU support and a regulatory burden on truckers
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Sheldon ups ante in quest for safe rates
TWU boss harangues Coles, accusing it being "allowed to squeeze the life out of truck drivers"
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Investigation must go higher than Lennons, union says
TWU calls for authorities to target the entire supply chain as part of investigation into Lennons Transport
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Constitutional limitations on safe rates a 'bureaucratic nightmare'
ALC tells parliamentary committee that companies will face a "bureaucratic nightmare" when using sub-contractors if safe rates tribunal is introduced
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'Historic opportunity' as committee hearing begins
Union presses ahead with safe rates campaign as parliamentary inquiry holds hearing on the proposed reform
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Stand with road users, not with 'greedy retailers': TWU
TWU takes on Coles, accusing it of encouraging unsafe practices by imposing "arbitrary deadlines"
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Sheldon: Dubbo crash proves need for safe rates
TWU says serious crash proves need for safe rates tribunal, but Coalition isn't sold on the idea
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MJ Rowles keeps TWU at bay
TWU fails in bid to represent truck drivers at MJ Rowles after majority of employees vote against enterprise bargaining
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Linfox found wanting after Facebook sacking
Linfox ordered to reinstate a truck driver sacked for derogatory comments posted on his Facebook page
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Hey Woolworths, we're coming: TWU
TWU NSW plans on scoring "big wins" for workers at a Woolworths-owned DC after the union was granted entry rights
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Victory claimed as Toll rehires sacked truckies
Union and drivers mark a victory against Toll after company rehires some of the 26 drivers it sacked in late October
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Powerful tribunal to reshape trucking landscape
The safe rates tribunal will be given wide-ranging powers to rewrite the rulebook on remuneration standards
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Rowland takes Truss to task over safe rates jibe
Labor backbencher accuses Nationals leader Warren Truss of being "out-of-touch" and "highly misinformed" for disparaging safe rates
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Albanese kick-starts process for trucking tribunal
Government introduces bills to create safe rates tribunal, as sceptical Opposition demands more answers and corporate sector bemoans greater regulation
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Trucking tribunal to bring unscrupulous clients into line
The Federal Government will enact a powerful rate-setting tribunal for trucking industry to start on July 1 next year
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