April 2025 Monthly Wheel

WA BRANCH APRIL 2025 MONTHLY WHEEL

FEDERAL ELECTION RESULT

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Transport Reform was possible following a Majority Labor win at the 2022 election.

That is why at the 2025 Federal election, your union made the decision to put our efforts into protecting this critical legislation.

Your union prioritised direct member contact, spending weekends talking to members at their place of residence, speaking about how important this election would be for transport workers.

A Labor victory on the weekend means we’ve protected wins achieved

by TWU members, continuing to improve the lives of transport workers everywhere.

We know there’s still lots to do.

With a re-elected government that actually listens to workers, and our membership only building, we have the power to create more change.

STATE SECRETARY HAS HIS SAY POST ELECTION: Hear from State Secretary Tim Dawson, who thanked TWU members for getting behind the campaign to re-elect an Albanese Labor Government and reminds us how important this win is to securing life-saving legislation for transport workers!

THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERSHIP! Congratulations and thank you to our all our members who helped re-elect an Albanese Labor Government on Saturday 3rd of May. Each of your efforts on and before election day contributed to this win and you should be proud!

This election was critical. The future of transport workers, and the reforms we’ve fought so hard to secure, were on the line. Thanks to your dedication, we’ve held onto a government that listens to working people and acts in their interests.

Whether that was driving trailers, handing out HTVs at early voting, HTVs on election day, manning the booths, cooking the snags and talking to your friends and family about how important their vote was. Your dedication is noticed, and it is appreciated.

MAY DAY 2025

STRONG, UNITED, RELENTLESS

Congratulations to our all our members who marched on Sunday 4th of May, in the annual May Day celebrations in Fremantle.

May Day—International Workers' Day—was born from the struggle of organised labour who fought for workers rights and the 8 hour day.

It became a global day of resistance, solidarity, and struggle. A day when the working class remembers that every right we have—weekends, child labor laws, safety standards—was won through direct action.

We marched on Sunday to recognise our wins and remind every boss and every government, there is a sea of organised labour ready to hold you to account.

We are proud to announce our TWU sausage sizzle on May Day raised $501.90 for Radio Lollipop to support sick children in hospital.

Even better the TWU WA Branch will match the donations, contributing a further $500 to the charity.

"We had an awesome response to our sausage sizzle and made all that much better knowing that funds raised will go back into the community," said State Secretary Tim Dawson.

"Thank you to all our members and all unionists at May Day who contributed to the fundraiser."

State Secretary Tim Dawson and TWU Bus Organiser Chris Gibbs presented the funds to Radio Lollipop Charity Coordinator Melissa Sparta-Dawes on Monday.

SAME JOB, SAME PAY AT QANTAS FREIGHT TWU Qantas Freight labour workers at Wymap and Programmed have just secured a huge Same Job, Same Pay win.

Workers will see increases to base rates, allowances, overtime and shift penalties which will bring them in line with their directly-employed colleagues.

There’s more work to do to repair the damage caused by Qantas’ outsourcing under Alan Joyce, including bringing up pay for workers at QGS and AAE in the next round of bargaining.

With TWU members leading the way, we’re lifting standards across the entire aviation industry, while calling on Qantas to fund fair standards right throughout its supply chain (*cough* Swissport).

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY APRIL 28TH was international workers memorial day, an international day of

remembrance, reflection, and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work.

One truck driver dies on our roads every week, we take this time to recognise those who have lost their lives while delivering for Australia. Behind each tragedy is a family, a workplace, a community forever changed.

WE REMEMBER THE DEAD, AND FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING!

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH Women working in the transport industry unfortunately have witnessed and experienced workplace sexual harassment at an unprecedented rate.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month - a month to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence, educate the public, and support survivors.

Research shows that workplaces that have a higher rate of sexual assault and harassment are often ones that are male-dominated and with a high level of interaction with third parties such as customers, passengers, and clients.

During the month of April, the TWU reached out to our women members in transport and surveyed them on the realities of sexual assault and harassment within the industry.

Over 52% of women in the transport industry have witnessed an incident of sexual harassment at work and over 39% have personally experienced such an incident.

Of those who personally experienced an incident, only 12.5% felt confident in reporting it to their superiors and of those who did report, 87.5% didn't believe the incident was dealt with appropriately.

Women deserve to feel safe in their workplace, to be appropriately

supported when it comes to sexual assault and harassment, and for perpetrators to face appropriate consequences.

CASH-IN-TRANSIT SQUEEZED FOR ALL THEY'RE WORTH Big banks and retailers are squeezing the cash-in-transit industry with unsustainable contracts.

It’s time they PAY UP. Using new transport reform laws, our contract chain application to the FWC will hold banks and retailers accountable to pay their fair share.

MEMBER-WON PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING KICKS-OFF Union-won Productivity Training Program is now livefor all Linfox, Linfox Fuel, SeaRoad and Bevchain workers.

This short online course is the first of its kind in the transport industry and was secured by TWU members through bargaining with companies.

All workers can complete the training and secure an extra 1% pay increase.

TWU members can do the training free of cost.

If you’re not a TWU member yet, you can still join before May 14, 2025, to be eligible for free of cost training.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TWU MEMBERS, ONCE AGAIN, WHO FOUGHT HARD TO WIN THIS BENEFIT.

STARTRACK MEMBERS SECURE HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN EA Despite StarTrack CEO Paul Graham backflipping on his promise of a 2026 expiry date, your member-led TWU bargaining committee locked in massive improvements on your pay, terms and conditions. Congratulations to all TWU members and the national bargaining committee who stood strong throughout the campaign and worked hard to achieve the wins

YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT! Congratulations to our delegates who are sending in photos of their updated noticeboards.

If you would like to enter, you can simply download a noticeboard pack or contact the TWU office for a pack.

And email a photo of your updated noticeboard to info@twuwa.org.au And you'll be entered in the monthly draw to win a $100 gift card!

A "ME"SSAGE FROM JEFF FROM ME Are you thinking about refinancing your home loan but not sure where to begin, who to speak to, or who you can trust? I understand it can be overwhelming, which is why I'm here to help. With over 25 years of experience as a Senior Mobile Banker at ME Bank and a long-standing partnership with the TWU, I offer trusted, no-obligation support to help you make informed decisions about your mortgage.

I’m happy to provide a free Home Loan Health Check, which we can easily do over the phone. If you like what you hear, we can then arrange a convenient time for a full loan application. There’s no pressure—just clear, honest guidance tailored to your needs. Feel free to give me a call on 0407 903 184 and take the first step toward potentially saving on your home loan.

HOPPY EASTER FROM YOUR TWU! To all our members who worked over Easter - and the ANZAC day long weekend, thank you for keeping Australia moving!

You deserve your overtime and penalty rates.

Your union will always fight to ensure you can keep them.