More than 600 truckies took their feet off the pedal yesterday in a go-slow to protest against the Government's planned industrial relations reforms. The NSW secretary of the Transport Workers Union, Tony Sheldon, said that under the Government's proposals drivers classified as small business operators or independent contractors faced the loss of goodwill, access to the Industrial Relations Commission and safe systems of work regulations.
"Under the Howard Government, drivers could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goodwill in their business," Mr Sheldon said.
Without the ability to bargain collectively, owner drivers would be thrown into an "auction market where they'd lose out on remuneration for their work" and would be forced to cut spending on vehicle maintenance.
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