BUS DRIVER SHIRTS DRIVERS

'These people work all sorts of hours and weekends and stuff and I think they deserve to be heard.' Drivers uncertain about futureĪs many as 40 bus drivers gathered for the strike action. 'All the essential workers, like bus drivers, cleaners, aged care and nurses have not have pay rises for quite some time,' she said. 'I understand the cost-of-living pressures and stuff like that, but the rest of us in private enterprises are having to struggle along without big pay increases,' he said.ĭavid walked from the Junction to Newcastle Interchange to get a train after realising there were no buses and said the strike had caused a 'really big inconvenience'.Ĭommuter Kathy supported the strike but said a 5 per cent pay rise would be more realistic. The RTBU is pushing for a 7 per cent pay increase over two years for bus drivers, which local commuter David said was 'a bit unreasonable'.

Get local stories told by the people who are living them with the Newcastle Hunter Catch Up podcast. 'Members want to make sure that they don't go behind.' Groceries are starting to cost a lot more than they used to. 'As we've seen, inflation and the cost of fuel has gone through the roof. This is action that the members don't take lightly,' said union spokesman Daniel Jaggers. Members working on bus routes operated by Keolis Downer have started a 24-hour strike action after a breakdown in pay negotiations.Ībout 150 Hunter bus routes were not in service, including school runs, disrupting the morning commute for students and workers.

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