* Queensland - Truckers unite in convoy against planned changes
-- Richard Easey has been in the trucking industry for 25 years, but now he's worried he's going to struggle... The owner of Easy Haul, a Gracemere-based company, was joined by around 60 people yesterday to protest the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT)... Under the system, the RSRT set pay and related conditions for road transport drivers in the road transport industry... It was initially implemented to improve safety for truck drivers by reducing deadline pressure, but Richard said that simply wasn't true... Richard said about 40% of Central Queensland businesses rely on goods delivered by owner-operator truckers, making any downturn a negative consequence for the whole community... The Federal Government is moving to push the start date of the tribunal's fixed rate contract regulation, which was due to commence this month, back to 2017 after two reviews of the RSRT recommended the system be abolished...
(Image by Allan Reinikka/Rokaconvoy - HARD TRUCKIN’: Richard Easey speaks at a convoy to protest against RSRT) -- Rockhampton, QNLD, Australia - The Morning Bulletin, by Trinette Stevens - 12th Apr 2016
** ACT - Coalition pushes for immediate abolition of truck driver pay tribunal
-- The government will introduce legislation next week to immediately abolish a tribunal that sets minimum pay rates for truck owner-drivers... The government originally planned to delay the tribunal’s minimum pay order until January 2017 and then abolish the tribunal after the election... On Tuesday evening the government decided to introduce legislation in the sitting week starting on 18 April to abolish the tribunal immediately. If that fails the government will settle for a bill delaying the order and abolish the tribunal after the election...
(Photo by Dean Lewins/AAP: Malcolm Turnbull and Michaelia Cash. The employment minister said the government’s plan would be ‘a test of leadership for Bill Shorten’) -- Canberra, ACT, Australia - The Guardian, by Paul Karp - 12 April 2016Labels: debates, minimum freight rates, rules and regulations, truckers' protests, trucking industry news Australia
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