Issue No 97 | 25 May 2001 | |
NewsCoach Drivers Win Permanency
Private sector bus drivers have won commitments to increase the number of permanent jobs as part of an agreement with the Bus and Coaches Association. The drivers, members of the Transport Workers Union, made permanency a key demand in tough negotiations that included a snap-strike earlier this month. But TWU official Glen Nightingale told Labor Council the pressure had won big benefits for the drivers, with an agreement to transfer casuals to permanent status after an agreed period of service. The drivers have also won the right to safety training - including personal protection and self-defence classes. "This should hopefully ease the concern of drivers about their own personal safety and that of the public and better equip them to deal with dangerous situations that arise," Nightingale says. The deal also includes an 11 per cent wage increase, to be delivered over three years.
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