HOT OFF THE PRESS A NEW DEAL FOR RIVET DRIVERS

The Perseverance Of Twu Members At Rivet Never Waned

It’s been a long time coming, with drivers not receiving a pay increase from Rivet for a number of years

Numerous attempts by numerous organisers at getting the company to the bargaining table fell on deaf ears. But the perseverance of the members and delegates never waned.

State Secretary Tim Dawson stepped in recently to get the Northwest organised and got the deal done.

Represented by the TWU drivers committee wage rises of 10% in the first year of a 4 year agreement have been reached. And increases of 1.7% or CPI (whatever is higher) in years 2, 3 and 4. This is a monumental achievement by committed TWU delegates and members.

It is good to see that the company recognises that paying the right wage will equate to retaining good drivers and attracting more talented drivers making Rivet a company of choice.

This result was achieved because your representatives stood strong. It may have been a long time coming, but as you can see it is a great outcome. The committee made sure that there was no going backwards and as you can see over the life of the agreement, you will get an upfront pay rise and an increase each of the next 3 years, that will keep up with the cost of living. Employees performing driver/trainer duties to be paid an allowance for time spent performing driver/trainer duties $5 an hour an overnight allowance and a retention bonus. Plus a few of months back pay. A great WIN!

Steve Rabo Rabeling and Dave Wolff should be congratulated for standing strong on getting this agreement resolved.