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Parramatta Stadium Rebuild and other stuff

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Well that opposition MP has clearly forgotten some people's new year's resolutions...

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Pretty sure no trains, buses or metros would have been running tonight at all under the LNP and their approach to matters.

Jo Haylen says you're welcome!

 

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Please tell us why we need drivers on automated driver-less trains that don't need drivers that the Minns Govt agreed to accept with the RTBU negotiations?
 
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I didn't say we needed it... I just said the LNP pollie was wrong in saying it wasn't anyone's new year's resolution. If Minns didn't accept it for NYE - like the LNP suggest they may not have (to score cheap points) - then there likely wouldn't have been any public transport on at all.
 

King-Gutho94

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Sydney Trains copping it on social media today for the industrial action and deservedly so.

Warnes sounds like a compete muppet and is a downright disgrace really over this whole schmozzle
 

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Sydney Trains copping it on social media today for the industrial action and deservedly so.

Warnes sounds like a compete muppet and is a downright disgrace really over this whole schmozzle
Hard to imagine the RTBU and any other associated unions contributing to these ongoing disruptions are garnering much sympathy from anyone out there in the public transport catching public or beyond. I don't begrudge frontline medical staff and police getting a bump. They provide an extremely important service. In the case of many nursing staff, they have studied for years to get the quals, police routinely put their lives at risk for the greater good.... Train drivers and ticket inspectors not so much.... An 8 week crash course on how to do a job that is now proven can be done autonomously isn't grounds for demanding such exorbitant pay increases IMO. This is obviously a fairly simplistic summary of the situation but on overall balance I think it's a fair one...
 

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That's crazy. At least I could get a bendy bus to the city without a drama. Peeps in Parramatta are f**ked.

I will get the light rail home.

I remember back in the day when the red rattlers were often on strike, I would drive to Hunters Hill and catch a ferry to the city. Magical way to get to work.
 

King-Gutho94

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Hard to imagine the RTBU and any other associated unions contributing to these ongoing disruptions are garnering much sympathy from anyone out there in the public transport catching public or beyond. I don't begrudge frontline medical staff and police getting a bump. They provide an extremely important service. In the case of many nursing staff, they have studied for years to get the quals, police routinely put their lives at risk for the greater good.... Train drivers and ticket inspectors not so much.... An 8 week crash course on how to do a job that is now proven can be done autonomously isn't grounds for demanding such exorbitant pay increases IMO. This is obviously a fairly simplistic summary of the situation but on overall balance I think it's a fair one...
There asking for a 32% payrise to do less work.

As someone said on the radio today its a piss take what these clowns are wanting & demanding compared to actual reality.
 

Suitman

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Hard to imagine the RTBU and any other associated unions contributing to these ongoing disruptions are garnering much sympathy from anyone out there in the public transport catching public or beyond. I don't begrudge frontline medical staff and police getting a bump. They provide an extremely important service. In the case of many nursing staff, they have studied for years to get the quals, police routinely put their lives at risk for the greater good.... Train drivers and ticket inspectors not so much.... An 8 week crash course on how to do a job that is now proven can be done autonomously isn't grounds for demanding such exorbitant pay increases IMO. This is obviously a fairly simplistic summary of the situation but on overall balance I think it's a fair one...

That is indeed a fair summary.
Any small amount of sympathy the RTBU and associated unions ever had before has completely evaporated.
I fully commend the Govt for standing up to these thugs.
It's ironic that before the last state election, Alex Glassons was handing out how to vote cards for Labor thinking that when they got into power, these wage claims would be a pushover.
The RTBU, ETU et al, seriously underestimated this govt.
 

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There asking for a 32% payrise to do less work.

As someone said on the radio today its a piss take what these clowns are wanting & demanding compared to actual reality.
Not only that, but an increase in Super and over 200 other claims (which I have linked before).
They are seriously taking the piss.
Timetable reliability dropped to 76% last year. They aren't even held accountable for KPI's, (if they have any).
At the same time, Sydney Metro remains at 99%
 

Suitman

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Check out this schedule of action by the RTBU.
Some of it is incredibly childish particularly that on Jan 28th.
Penalising commuters in electorates that voted for Minns and Haylen.
Are they serious?

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