MINIMUM FREIGHT RATES * Australia: ATA against
* ACT - ATA starts bid to ward off RSRT resuscitation
--- As the 2016 election campaign kicks off, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says it will urge political parties and candidates to support issues related to the trucking sector including not reinstating the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT)... The ATA was at the forefront in the battle to have the tribunal abolished by the parliament last month and will hope its effort does not go to waste if the winning party decides to re-establish the RSRT... Current Opposition leader Bill Shorten recently announced that Labor would bring back the ‘safe rates’ order and reinstate the tribunal if his party wins the upcoming elections – a statement ridiculed by employment minister Michaelia Cash... The association will also push for political parties to support and improve road safety measures...
(Photo: TWU driving owner-drivers) -- Canberra, ACT, Australia - ATN/Fully Loaded - 9 May 2016
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