The Birth of an Organising Union
Celebrating 125 years of organising transport workers in New South Wales
Celebrating 125 years of organising transport workers in New South Wales
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Eight Hours <strong>an</strong>d Safe Rates<br />
In 1901 the carters employed by the Sydney<br />
retailing firm David Jones & Co. were compelled<br />
to work <strong>an</strong> average 15 hours per day.<br />
Today drivers are still compelled to drive long<br />
<strong>an</strong>d unsafe hours. That is why the TWU fought<br />
a 20 year campaign to establish the Safe Rates<br />
Remuneration Tribunal. <strong>The</strong> need for the Tribunal<br />
c<strong>an</strong> trace its footsteps back to, <strong>an</strong>d beyond, 1888.<br />
24 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Birth</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong> Org<strong>an</strong>ising <strong>Union</strong>
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