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THE AUTUMN 2017 TWUWHEEL www.twuwa.org.au OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION (WA BRANCH) PH: 1800 657 477 STRONG AS EVER! Toll Ipec Members With Toll negotiations underway our overall aim is to change the transport industry for all workers including • Permanent Employees • Casuals • Owner Drivers • Labour Hire Workers vows State Secretary Tim Dawson Do you need a HR truck licence? We offer 1 or 2 day HR-B for $990* or lessons to suit your requirement Other transport essentials available Fatigue Management Certificate III Driver operations First Aid Load Restraint / Secure Cargo Implement Traffic Management Plan Forklift Call us today to discuss your requirements Unit 2 / 347 Great Eastern Hwy Fire Courses Redcliffe WA 6104 Supply Fire & First Aid equipment (08) 6180 -8065 / 0427 159 039 RTO 40599 Considering a career in Public Transport? With 13 depots across Perth and the SouthWest, there is sure to be one near you. Contact 9247 7500 or download an application form at www.swantransit.com.au Published by Perth Advertising Services. Phone: 9375 1922. Fax: 9275 2955. RATECUTTING RIFE! system to tackle the root causes of ‘Things have never many truck crashes. Instead, pressure is increasing on drivers to speed, drive long hours and been this bad for skip their mandatory rest breaks. The Turnbull Government’s own report showed the RSRT would have cut truck owner drivers’ crashes by 28% and yet it went ahead claims TIM DAWSON and tore it down. It is clearly willing to play politics with people’s lives. Throughout the transport industry the highest for any industry, according hundreds of owner-drivers are either to Safe Work Australia. going broke or having to swallow take-it In 2016 there was also a 6.2% jump in or leave it rates that barely cover their deaths from rigid vehicle crashes and operating costs. a 1.6% jump in deaths from crashes ‘130 people have In the 30 years that I have either been involving articulated vehicles. running my own one-truck business According to official statistics, over or representing subbies - things have died in truck 130 people have died in truck crashes never been worse! since the Road Safety & Remuneration crashes in two Hirers have been ruthless in exploiting Tribunal was torn down. the economic down-turn to force down And what has happened to Malcolm rates and increase their profits. months’ Turnbull’s vow to set up an alternative If ever there was a time when the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal and regulation of the transport industry - it is now! As well as safe rates the RSRT order included mandatory payment for waiting and loading times and payment of invoices within 30 days. All gone! I do not have the slightest doubt that the abolition of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was a massive mistake. And I hate to say it but far too many subbies were sucked into a political campaign led by the Liberal Party, the large retailers and industry groups such as Natroads. Treacherous Natroads have much to answer for in dumping their previous support for the RSRT and letting down the mums and dads running small trucking operations. Last year one in three workers killed in Australia was a transport worker, by far Published by Perth Advertising Services. Phone: 9375 1922. Fax: 9275 2955. The Wheel Autumn 2017 1 2000 TOLL JOB LOSSE S AS PAY TALKS BEGIN BUT DELEGatES AND MEMBERS VOW TO FIGHT AGAINST UNFAIR AND RUSHED REDUNDANCIES reports TWU State Secretary TIM DAWSON Reports of up to 2,000 potential job We have seen wasteful and costly include TWU delegates and must be losses and redundancies at a variety outside hire repeatedly be used and appropriately established to review the of Toll sites across Australia have sent hundreds of opportunities missed for following: shockwaves through the firm’s national improvements. • Proposed redundancies; workforce. Our national delegates group have • Timing, type and location of proposed Toll Delegates from across all TWU made repeated attempts to raise redundancies; Branches have met to discuss these cost saving initiatives with Toll reports and have vowed to stand management for over two years. • Redeployment and retraining options; together to fight against unfair and Including, repeated attempts to address rushed redundancies and job losses. • Alternative operations savings and the excessive use of outside hire. In efficiencies that don’t impact on The delegates have written to the most instances we have not even had a employees incomes company outlining the TWU’s position response to our suggestions. on the redundancies • Overuse of outside hire at Toll; and Whilst we understand substantial For the last few years managerial changes are occurring to the senior • The cost of casual employees and and executive salaries have grown management team and Toll’s approach labour hire. and grown, resulting in 80 managers to managing its business, it now seems We believe that priority must be given becoming millionaires. our members will unfairly pay the price to Toll direct hire workers and to for former managerial decisions. The company was sold at a hugely securing Toll jobs. inflated and unsustainable price with Our TWU delegates have called for the Toll has a committed workforce that Japan Post offering 49% above Toll’s immediate establishment of TWU/ seeks the firm’s support and respect share value and creating these 80 Toll consultative committees across and wants to work with the company millionaires. the organisation.This will enable to make Toll the best organisation it can real consultation over proposed be. workplace changes. All committees will 2 The Wheel Autumn 2017 2000 TOLL JOB LOSSE S AS PAY TALKS BEGIN IF REDUNDANCIES ARE Toll EBA UNAVOIDABLE Negotiations between TWU members – Are paid in 30 days or less from If after full consultation and the Toll Group are hotting up with date worked, the existing collective agreement due there are instances where – Receive a fair and sustainable to expire on June 30. genuine redundancies return, are required we have We’ve held yard meetings throughout – Provide training and regulation demanded that the Australia and a log of claims has of their workers, such as Blue following steps be taken been drawn up and handed to the big Card, in order: bods at Toll. – Pay site rates and conditions, 1. Redeployment with no Our overall aim is to change the including TWU Super, loss of income; transport industry for all workers 2. Offer of voluntary through good jobs, strong conditions – Give workers a voice on the job redundancies with and sector reform. through TWU inductions, meetings and union rights. And; genuine time for And top of our list of claims is safe consultation and rates for all Toll workers including • Company-wide auditing to consideration; permanent employees, casuals, ensure all companies meet safe 3. Policy of ‘last on, owner-drivers and labour hire staff. and sustainable standards, including strengthened Safe Rates first off’; Our demands include: committees to review contracting 4. Offers of voluntary Safe and fair conditions for practices and decisions. redundancy through all workers doing Toll work and • Stronger control over seniority; stronger job security to ensure a outsourcing to enforce clauses skilled, stable workforce that will stop 5. 3 x 3 redundancy pay; in our agreement that address the race to the bottom: and then undercutting of contracts. • 3% per annum pay increases 6. Rehires to be made • Obligation on Toll to consult about and 1% per annum superannuation from direct hire technology changes, including increases. redundancy pool, then automation, on demand technology, the laid off outside hire. • Owner drivers’ rates to match etc. wage increases in agreements The inclusion of • Safe hours and fair systems of and to ensure full cost recovery for these steps is in no work to ensure that all workers running the vehicle. way an endorsement performing work for Toll, including or acceptance of • Stronger redundancy rights and outside hire, are paid for all time any redundancies. consultation around workforce worked with hours that reflect the Discussions have – and changes. actual time needed to do the job: will continue to – take place at a site, branch • Information on all companies and • Systems of work and work patterns, and national level players in the Toll supply chain. including Safe Driving Plans, so work can between members and We want improved job security for all be done safely delegates on this process. who work for Toll by ensuring that all and without risk The above are companies and players, including The above positions to drivers or most of the main owner drivers and fleet operators, were decided ahead any transport carrying goods in the Toll supply claims we have put to Toll. a 9 March National worker. chain: A full list is available from Delegates meeting with our office. Simply call Toll management. 6313 3000 and we’ll send one to you. The Wheel Autumn 2017 3 The Legend of ALAN“Steedy” STEED A recently RETIRED true BLUE COLLARED UNION MAN AND EX-GRACE REMOVALS HEAVY LIFTER Alan Steed delivers a stinging attack on penalty rate cuts before going on to outline his plans for Collingwood to win the 2017 Premiership. by Wheel Editor PAUL ASLAN Alan Steed epitomizes the arch-typical up north working on remote drilling rigs Aussie, wears a blue singlet, loves he was a member for 46 years. nothing better than a few frothies at his ‘The boys all local pub, takes no shit from dickhead The drilling work came to an end after bosses and calls a spade a shovel. a punch-up with an arrogant boss who was treating Alan and his fellow workers walked off the Only problem is he’s actually a Kiwi – like they were shit.