Bus strike Adelaide

2023 - 1 - 9

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Adelaide bus drivers strike over safety fears, network significantly ... (ABC News)

The Transport Workers' Union said it had been negotiating with Torrens Transit — the company that operates 80 per cent of Adelaide's bus network — since October ...

"We also need conditions that mean the drivers actually want to do this job. "We absolutely apologise for [the] inconvenience today and please know this decision to take industrial action ... "What the government should be doing is looking at trying to bring our bus network back into public hands, they're talking about doing that with our trains and we welcome that, but they need to be doing it with our buses as well. "Clearly it is not adequate and what it leads to is a job that is fundamentally unsafe and no-one is allowed to be surprised that drivers are leaving in droves. "A fair deal for this industry is making sure first off that when drivers go to work, they know that at the end of the day they're going to be able to go home to their family's safely." we never take lightly, and it's a last resort — we need to draw a line in the sand for the future of the industry," he said.

'Unacceptable': Return to work chaos (NEWS.com.au)

A bus strike is under way in Adelaide, causing major disruptions to the city's public transport network as many commuters return to work for 2023.

“Driving a bus used to be a good and sought-after job, but that’s not the case anymore. Bus drivers are leaving the industry in droves. Bus drivers from Torrens Transit have begun a 24-hour strike from 3am on Monday, with the Transport Workers Union and Torrens Transit preparing to hold talks on Tuesday.

Striking Adelaide bus drivers demand safety, pay rise - InDaily (InDaily)

Members of the Transport Workers Union this morning gathered at the Torrens Transit north-eastern bus depot in St Agnes as part of a 24-hour work stoppage, ...

Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts. Torrens Transit is the sole operator of the East-West, Outer North East (which includes the O-Bahn), and Outer North contract regions for Adelaide bus services. The union, which says it has more than 700 members working for Torrens Transit in a company workforce of more than 1000 people, is asking the employer to pay bus drivers more than $32 per hour. The company is also part of a three-way consortium, “Torrens Connect”, operating the North-South bus contract region, which includes the Adelaide CBD. Members of the Transport Workers Union this morning gathered at the Torrens Transit north-eastern bus depot in St Agnes as part of a 24-hour work stoppage, ahead of a meeting between the union and the company on Tuesday to resume negotiations on a new enterprise bargaining agreement.

Adelaide Commuters Forced To Make Alternative Plans Amid Bus ... (Hit 107)

Adelaide commuters have opted to work from home or use different modes of transport as bus drivers walked off the job amid feuds with their employer.

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Delays expected as Adelaide bus drivers strike (Sky News Australia)

Commuters across Adelaide are warned to expect widespread delays today as bus drivers walk off the job for 24 hours.

City workers warned not to come to work today due to bus strikes (Glam Adelaide)

As Torrens Transit controls over 80 per cent of the bus contracts in SA, Adelaide metro bus routes will be significantly disrupted for 24 hours.

A meeting between both parties is scheduled for Tuesday 10 January. Mr Smith continued to say that the action is not only advocating for “a fair deal and a better bus industry”, but also for “building a better bus network” for SA. The bus company says the strike will affect bus services in East-West, Outer North East (O-Bahn), North-South and Outer North.