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Wednesday 03 March
The Union has been lobbying for some time for a system of safe rates, which allow truck drivers to receive full cost recovery for their work including flexible payments for rising fuel costs, as well as paid waiting times.
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Truck ban should b...
Wednesday 03 March
The Transport Workers Union intends to keep a close eye on the State Government's move to ban trucks from the right hand lane of Victoria's three lane highways.
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The operative date for these rates is the first pay period on or after 1 October 2008 (this includes the 2008 $21.70 increase).



Grade 1 - $647.43

General Attendant.



Grade 2 - $662.73

Domestic Offsider. Sanitary Offsider. Refuse treatment and/or handling and/or disposal facility attendant.



Grade 3 - $670.43

Liquid waste Driver of vehicle up to 14 tonnes GVM. Driver (not elsewhere included) of vehicle up to 14 tonnes GVM (excepting compaction units). Trainee Driver. Refuse treatment and/or handling and/or disposal facility operator.



Grade 4 - $681.93

Driver of vehicle with loading crane (Hiab). Driver of Road Sweeper. Furnace Operator. Incinerator Operator. Operator of earth moving plant up to & incl. 150 BHP.



Grade 5 - $689.53

Driver of vehicle exceeding 14 tonnes GVM and up to 30 tonnes GVM being: - rear end loading vehicles - roll on/roll off vehicles - side lift vehicles - liquid waste rigid vehicles Trainee Driver of front lift vehicle. Operator of earthmoving plant over 150 BHP. Lift on, Skip or Morrell Operator.



Grade 6 - $706.93

Driver of articulated vehicle Driver/Operator (S.O.L.O.System) Driver of rigid vehicle exceeding 30 tonnes GVM Driver of front lift vehicle.



Grade 7 - $755.03

Driver/Instructor (All systems) Leading Hand as defined.

 

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