Transport Workers' Union Of Nsw

Don’t forget, today is a FARE-FREE DAY on some bus journeys in Western Sydney and the Central Coast as TWU bus driver members at five Busways depots resume industrial action to hit Busways where it hurts - their pockets.
Members will also hold a stop work meeting from 12pm-1pm, so we encourage you to plan ahead if you need to travel at that time.
The five Busways depots are:
... Penrith Blacktown Windsor Gosford Wyong
We are so grateful to the public for your overwhelming support of our bus drivers’ fight for a fair go. We continue to do our best to minimise the effect industrial action will have on the community, but the ball is now back in Busways’ court.
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BREAKING: Further industrial action will be taken by TWU NSW bus driver members at five Busways depots – Penrith, Blacktown, Windsor, Gosford and Wyong – this Friday, 7 September.
This will again include a ban on the use of Opal card readers, meaning commuters will again experience a fare-free day on some journeys.
A one-hour stoppage of work will also occur, commencing at 12 noon. At that time, members will discuss the possibility of taking further action next week.
... We hope that it won’t have to come to that. The ball is once again in Busways’ court.
TWU NSW members have been trying to negotiate a fair deal with Busways since 2017, but Busways management has repeatedly rejected the majority of our log of claims. Until Busways is prepared to discuss a fair and respectful deal, members have no other option than to continue lawful industrial action.
PLEASE SHARE TO SPREAD THE WORD.
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Commuters will experience free travel on some Sydney and Central Coast bus journeys beginning Monday 3 September, when TWU NSW bus driver members at five Busways depots take protected industrial action.
To bring attention to Busways’ refusal to negotiate a fair Enterprise Agreement (EA), TWU members at the following Busways depots will take part in the action:
- Penrith... - Blacktown - Windsor - Gosford - Wyong
The action will take the following forms:
- Unlimited ban on the use of ticket machines on related fare collection devices (Opal card readers) - Unlimited ban on wearing uniforms
TWU members have been trying to negotiate a fair deal since 2017, but Busways management has repeatedly rejected the majority of our log of claims. Until Busways is prepared to discuss a fair and respectful deal, members have no other option than to proceed with lawful industrial action.
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