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Media Release – No closer to agreement as government abandons workers

As Transport for NSW hosts a goodwill tour of depots for companies […] Read More »

Media Release – Fare free day for commuters as bus drivers take industrial action

With the NSW Government still refusing to provide workers with information about […] Read More »

Waiting for answers no holiday as drivers put on their Hawaiian shirts

In an act of frustration, Newcastle Bus drivers have refused to wear […] Read More »

Media Release – Government finally fesses up to workers

Five months after the first announcement that public transport in Newcastle faced […] Read More »

Media Release – Another 11th hour announcement leaves workers in the dark

Despite promising consultation with workers and Hunter commuters before making any decision […] Read More »

Evils of bus privatisation swept away by renaming it “franchising”

They can call it franchising or whatever they like, but the simple […] Read More »

UNITED WE STAND – Sydney depots move to support Newcastle drivers.

  Newcastle Buses will not stand alone as bus drivers from across […] Read More »

Hands off our buses, says Qld

Our colleagues in Queensland are fighting against bus privatisation this election. If the LNP is re-elected bus services will go to tender, meaning they will likely be privatised.

Bus privatisation means job cuts. It also means more expensive transport and less bus services, less often. Read More »