| As I write to you, we’ve just wrapped-up our 2025 Delegates Conference, the biggest event in the TWU calendar. The event was a two-day celebration of everything that makes our union great, as well as an opportunity to learn from delegates in different sectors across the transport industry as we prepare for 2026. Joining the TWU delegates and officials were TWU representatives from across Australia, our sponsors, the Treasurer, and the Premier of New South Wales. This union has chalked up a great many wins in 2025, and it was my privilege to join many of you in celebrating them all. |
| Conferences aren’t just about getting together and celebrating what we’ve already done. They’re an opportunity for us to put our heads together and look at the fights ahead – to learn lessons that we can bring with us back to the yards. This year’s theme was Towards ’26: Our Roads, Our Skies, Our Future, and we used the conference to work on how we can hold clients accountable, set better sector standards, and become more member led as we look to next year. There will be plenty of photos posted online. To take a look, please follow TWU NSW on social media if you haven’t already. 2026 will be a historic year in our union – with over 200 EAs up at the same time. The results from next year will determine the rules we have to play by in 2029, 2032 and beyond. After this conference, we’re another step closer to securing better pay and conditions across the transport industry. |
TWU Celebrates 2025 Delegates Conference, Joined by the Premier and More
The TWU celebrated its 2025 Delegates Conference in Western Sydney this week, under the banner of Towards ’26: Our Roads, Our Skies, Our Future.
TWU Delegates from sectors across the transport industry joined each other for panels on topics as diverse as Transport Reform, State Government as the Client, Aviation, Majors and Retail, and more.
At the event, State Secretary Richard Olsen awarded Margaret Harvey with life membership, in celebration of her years of extraordinary work in the union movement.
The union also celebrated not one, but two Delegates of the Year, with Joseph Mattar and Peter Tziliaskopolos from dnata winning the accolade in honour of the huge achievements they’ve won at work, including a successful action at the airport in January.
The conference was addressed by the Deputy Prime Minister and other key figures. NSW Treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, who used to work at the TWU, got up to celebrate many recent achievements by the TWU, including this year’s Chapter 6 IR reform. The Treasurer noted that 20 years ago this year, he was helping block James Ruse Drive to protect Chapter 6 as part of the union.
On Friday, Premier Chris Minns spoke from the lectern about the TWU’s relentless pursuit of fairer outcomes for transport workers, our strives in regulating the gig economy, and the reforms we’ve managed to achieve in the NSW Parliament for Transport Workers. The Premier affirmed his commitment to improving the pay and conditions of workers everywhere, by abolishing the Coalition’s wages cap, and looks forward to working with the TWU into the future.
TWU NSW Secretary Richard Olsen says:
“We are proud to have hosted another historic Delegates Conference. As we look towards ’26, I am sure of the fact that our members are more than ready for what’s ahead.
“I once again thank the Treasurer and Premier for joining us, and proving once again that the NSW Government are reliable partners in Transport Reform. We already have many achievements under our belt, but we are a relentless union, and our momentum won’t be slowing any time soon.”
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