Tag Archives: Transport
Why Did The Truckies Strike Fail?
Why did the Truckies Strike fail? It’s a question that needs to be asked of those that lead the strike action. The truckies strike was a grass roots uprising against… Read more
Transport Industry Shutdown Update #8 Pattel Group Pulls Out
One of the two major groups coordinating the Truckies Strike has pulled out of the shutdown. Mick Pattel – National Road Transport Forum writes: After a crisis meeting today with… Read more
Transport Industry Shutdown Update #7 No Longer National
Day 1 – 5pm. 28th July 2008 Estimates of the numbers of trucks that are parked up run between 45% to 60% across Australia. Reports are that virtually the only… Read more
National Transport Shutdown #6 Channel 7 Sunrise Mick Pattel
3.30pm Sunday 27th July 2008 Media Blackout is over. Mick Pattel and his media adviser Clare Mildren have asked me to let you know that Mick has been asked onto… Read more
National Transport Shutdown – #5 Full Steam Ahead – Mick Pattel
11am Sunday 27th July 2008 National Transport Shutdown Coordinator Mick Pattel (pictured below) writes: It’s Full Stream Ahead with the National Transport Shutdown. Despite last minute threats from large corporate… Read more
National Transport Industry Shutdown – Update #4 Mick Pattel
9am Saturday the 26th of July 2008. Federal and State Governments and big business are frantically trying to intimidate truckies into stopping the The National Transport Industry shut which is… Read more
Truckers & Unions Ready to Fight Greedy Big Business & Bad laws
The Trucking stouch with the government that has been brewing for weeks is set to ignite into one of the most bitter and protracted disputes that Australia has seen for… Read more
No Agreement Reached in Truckies Talks with QLD Government
Talks held in Brisbane yesterday with the QLD state government have failed to avert the looming National Transport Shutdown. Shutdown Convener and private transport owner & operator Mick Pattel updates… Read more
Hobbs Says QLD Government Forcing Truck Drivers to Break Law
Queensalnd Member for Warrego and shadow minister for Main Roads Howard Hobbs (pictured) writes: Heavy truck drivers were all-but being forced to break fatigue driving laws because of the lack… Read more
Truckies to Hold talks with Minister John Mickel
National Transport Industry Shutdown Convener Mick Pattel will meet with Qld Minister for Transport John Mickel (pictured) tomorrow saturady the 19th of June. At the meeting in Brisbane, Richmond Livestock… Read more
