Drivers aren't 'second class' citizens

rookietrucker · Nov 9, 2009

Drivers aren't 'second class' citizens; TWU

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) brought traffic in Sydney to a standstill today to pressure the Rudd Government to introduce safe rates.

About 80 union members blocked an intersection on George Street waving placards in support of a scheme to fix minimum rates in the trucking industry.

The TWU says 287 people have died since a National Transport Commission (NTC) report was handed to the Rudd Government last year calling for the abolishment of incentive-based payments such as the cents per km rate.

Truck drivers should not be forced by client economic pressure to work unsafe hours or drive to unsafe driving plans in order to make a living, TWU National Secretary Tony Sheldon says.

We need a system of payments where a driver can receive full cost recovery, including paid waiting times and rising fuel costs.

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