Many unions are already working to protect drivers from downward pressure on pay and conditions and the unsafe effects of dangerously competitive business models. For example, your union may have negotiated clauses in collective bargaining agreements. You may be using bargaining strategies that seek to equalise standards across supply chains and industries. By doing so, you are already implementing Safe Rates principles.
The ITF’s Safe Rates Campaign Manual and Toolkit can assist you in building on these foundations towards winning Safe Rates systems and agreements. The manual takes union campaigners through the five pillars of a comprehensive Safe Rates Campaign.
The toolkit also includes a collection of resources downloaded from this site. <Re-write this sentence. Add links from items listed below (mostly held on sharepoint)>
Safe Rates legal systems and rates models
- Safe Rates legal systems, Calculating Safe Rates
Outreach and campaign materials
- Logo, Flyer, Poster, Driver survey, Explanatory powerpoint, Explanatory video
Lobbying and negotiations support
- Employers brief, Bargaining arguments, Template letter – government, Template letter – industry stakeholders, Model Safe Rates charter, Research and analysis, Driver pay and road safety, Bibliography - Link to research an analysis page
Safe Rates campaign toolkit
Safe Rates Flyers and posters
