Love for Life

Hi all,
As you may know we are working on getting the new association up and running, thing don't happen over night unfortunately, however we need to get it right, the naming of the new association isn’t without it’s problems as a lot of name combinations are taken so our choice will be limited, email me if you come up with a name we can use that describes what we represent.

We are planning to hold the inaugural meeting in Toowoomba early in Nov this is yet to be confirmed, I will post it on this site as the information comes to hand.

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We have three major social services: Health, education and welfare. In all three, the demands of the job are becoming harder, and burn-out within the first few years is increasingly common.

The most difficult, the worst paid and the least appreciated is being a social worker.

To a large extent it is the social worker's own fault - they are the least professionalised and the least unionised.

ex-public servant

The Transport industry has no friends on either side of politics or any support from our so called peak Transport Industry Associations or the Transport Workers Union;

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Sick of the Bullshit
Letter to the Editor

2nd of August 2008

In response to Mick Pattel calling stoppage off

In last Thursday's Toowoomba Chronicle newspaper, page 5, it reads as follows –

Stoppage called off

A TRUCKING group protesting against demerit points and registration costs has called off its national stoppage.

The National Road Transport Forum (NRTF) organiser Mick Pattell said both the Queensland and New South Wales transport ministers were on holidays and unable to meet the group.

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Hi all,
As I have returned back to the real world, I think things will deteriorate from here on as the new charges and regulations start to bite.

On reflection of the shutdown I believe it was a demonstration of an industry divided by those who couldn’t afford to shutdown, those who were bullied into not shutting down and those who did shutdown, how we overcome the negatives here I’m not sure.

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NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT FORUM

TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN
Transport operators can now choose to work

After a crisis meeting today Chief Organiser of the nationwide transport
shutdown and NRTF spokesperson, Mr Mick Pattel, has urged all supporters
of the shutdown to consider returning to work

"Round one is over and the arrogant Bligh government has sent their
transport minister on holidays, making it impossible for our issues to
be heard," a frustrated Mr Pattel said this afternoon.

"The appropriate Ministers in Qld and NSW

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Hi Everyone
The shutdown is in a holding pattern as we we regroup, the next plan will be to pull a media stunt that will put this on the front page of all media, that may bring out the T.V. interviews we did on Monday.

Clare and I will be meeting Tim Nicoll and Vaughan Johnson Wednesday I also had a meeting with Bob Katter today, he was lobbying the TWU for their support, I will be talking to Mark Crossdale from the TWU tomorrow.

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Hi All,

The shutdown is proving to be a success in terms of numbers, and I believe that the numbers will improve over the next 24 hours.

The suggestion that we don't take safety seriously is just a poor attempt to label the industry as irresponsible, nothing could be further from the truth, that is an insult to hard working people in the road transport industry.

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Hello Everyone,
WE ARE NOW IN SHUTDOWN MODE
The media blanket has been lifted and the good news is that we will be on Sunrise tomorrow, with coverage from Nine, ABC and Win TV as well, we are receiving news that major carriers in the south will not be loading any freight out on Monday, this kind of support across the country is being reported on a regular basis, the greater the impact the quicker we will achieve results, then everyone can go back to work.

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Hi Everyone,
The last couple of days have been very eventful with threats of being charged as a terrorist and threat of legal action from transport and commercial businesses for damage occasioned by the ‘Industrial action’ as it is called by the author of the pro-forma letter on company letter heads, the letter originated from the same source and it’s not hard to work out where it came from.

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The ALDODA group is still up to its old tricks and it is evident that they will go to great lengths to shamelessly hi-jack any event for their own agenda without any regard for what is in the best interest of the industry.
It is painfully obvious that they are only interested in their own importance; the blatant and callous disregard for the process that I have been pursuing will see this industry lose an opportunity to head off reforms that would have given some hope to everyone.

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Mick Pattel QLD Mob 0429-413161 Ph 0747413161
kevp...@bigpond.net.au

Leo Fardell NSW Ph 0268844433 Mob 0429844433

Darryl Brown VIC Ph 0354353589 Mob 0408322868 darr...@bigpond.com

Russell Borchard VIC Ph 0350243247 Mob 0419007815 russ...@bigpond.com

Media Adviser QLD Clare Mildren Mob 0427787567
0741651405

Hi all
We are rapidly approaching the shutdown and still the support is growing I have engaged the services of a media adviser Clare Mildren, Clare will push our message to the general public, the last few days should see greater exposure for the shutdown

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Hi Everyone,

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Hi all,
On Saturday 19th July I will be travelling to Brisbane to meet with the State Transport Minister John Mickel, at 10.30am to discuss the shutdown and the changes the Government needs to address to avert this action.
I will then be meeting at 1pm with TWU Secretary Hughie Williams to find a way to work together for the good of the industry.
I will report on the outcome on my return

REPORT FROM DARRYL BROWN VIC Delegate

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Start: 16/07/2008 - 00:53 Timezone: Australia/Queensland

Mick Pattel QLD Mob 0429-413161 Ph 0747413161
kevp...@bigpond.net.au

Leo Fardell NSW Ph 0268844433 Mob 0429844433

Darryl Brown VIC Ph 0354353589 Mob 0408322868 darr...@bigpond.com

Russell Borchard VIC Ph 0350243247 Mob 0419007815 russ...@bigpond.com

Hi all,
The meeting in Wyong also endorsed and added to the list of demands, number 20 is in keeping with the house keeping rules, and does not require the Government to lose ground, simply to maintain the Status Quo, which is in keeping with the intent of the demands.
A motion to support the concept of an industry shutdown was again unanimously passed.
The issue of whether or not Toll and Linfox are on board is a constant inquiry, the simple answer is no, however there is good reason to believe that many of their drivers are shutting down by taking holidays or resigning.

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