TWU News Summer 2022
The official journal of the Transport Workers' Union of nSW
The official journal of the Transport Workers' Union of nSW
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BUSSAFETY<br />
THE BUS INDUSTRY<br />
Bus drivers from right across<br />
the industry take the fight to<br />
NSW Parliament in <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE NSW GOVERNMENT and the Transport Minister have<br />
played politics with the safety of bus drivers and passengers.<br />
The NSW Government has not taken any notice of drivers’<br />
issues, but choose instead to deny their duty of care.<br />
Drivers need the economic employer, the NSW Government<br />
through Transport for NSW to take on their share of<br />
responsibility. They run the buses through the contracts. For<br />
drivers, this is hell on wheels, you cannot get microwave<br />
facilities to heat up lunch at interchanges, and you cannot get<br />
a toilet while you are on the road, in some cases drivers are<br />
driving without a break for over five hours. Companies are<br />
unable to provide the infrastructure that drivers need. Transport<br />
for NSW can.<br />
IN A <strong>TWU</strong> SURVEY, DRIVERS WERE<br />
ASKED WHAT THEY WERE THINKING<br />
ABOUT BEFORE THEY STARTED WORK:<br />
“What vehicle will I get as some are<br />
better than others.<br />
The length of time between toilet<br />
breaks (no time between runs).<br />
Afternoon run times very tight, always<br />
pushing to stay on time.<br />
Fare evaders and the many passengers<br />
without sufficient funds on their opal<br />
cards.”<br />
DAVID ELLIOTT – TRANSPORT MINISTER MISSING IN ACTION<br />
WHERE<br />
IS THE<br />
TRANSPORT<br />
MINISTER?<br />
<strong>TWU</strong>NSW.ORG.AU<br />
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