Well for some it's been a very quick 3 ½ years. Yep that's right, it's almost time to start our Collective Agreement Negotiations once again. Only seems like yesterday we were having so much fun!
So in an effo [ … ]
On the Buses
Despite the best efforts of a number of players, we are still having some major problems in the City. While there have been calls to ‘Black Ban' the area and all walk off the job, in reality the people that I d [ … ]
Kevin Starr Reports.
I'm not sure how to start this story without drawing the ire of all the females out there.... We could go down the line of what do you call it when this many females gather in one place?? Ev [ … ]
As the title suggests one simple picture. Yeah okay it takesup the entire rear of a bus but it seems to be having a huge impact on the way bus drivers are able to do their jobs. I am receiving heaps of positive [ … ]
There have been ongoing complaints from drivers for several years, on and off, over the problems they are experiencing negotiating the CBD especially during peak hours. The TWU, the PTA and the various contract [ … ]
Brisbane City Council has been ordered to pay a bus driver more than $100,000 in damages, after he was attacked and robbed of his takings. The driver was returning to his bus after using staff toilet facilities [ … ]
A lot has been going on in the Bus Industry since the last Wheel Magazine. The Transperth Contractors are close to finalising things for the Northern Suburbs Contract changeovers. It has certainly NOT been smoo [ … ]
Read Full Article: Most Drivers Secure Jobs Amid Contract Turmoil
Many bus drivers will remember with a bit of a shudder the scenes of bus 1854 that was burnt out in Yokine last year.
You will also recall that the TWU immediately called on the Government to install fire suppr [ … ]
Read Full Article: Fire suspension systems prove their worth
I am writing to express my serious concern about driver safety. We are constantly in the firing line!
Nearly all the bus drivers have been through this treacherous and scandalous practice of rock throwing by b [ … ]
Read Full Article: Len wants more action to protect bus drivers
You'll spot them throughout country WA, in outer metropolitan areas and parked outside schools.
They are the orange school bus contractors and they play a vital role in our community getting kids to school - [ … ]
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