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.
Margaret is a staunch champion of workers, fighting for transport reform all the way from her own yard to Canberra. The life membership follows her winning the National Council medal earlier this year, and recognises that she will forever be a TWU legend.
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 ongoing campaign to regulate 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, including on further regulation reform, which he announced at the conference.
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.
