Hundreds of bus drivers in Queensland will refuse to get behind the wheel during a 24-hour strike over pay and driver shortages.
Bus services from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast will be severely impacted from 4am on Wednesday as more than 500 drivers and cleaners from the Transport Workers Union take their fourth strike action in three months.
Commuters travelling to Brisbane from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, or Logan on Wednesday are warned to expect lengthy delays. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard “We will endeavour to run as many Gold Coast school buses as possible to ensure student safety and have requested assistance from the TWU to ensure these vital services are not disrupted, however some impacts will occur and we cannot safely guarantee any level of service.”
The strike is the latest in a series of industrial actions from drivers in the region, with the TWU and bus companies locked in difficult negotiations around Enterprise Agreements. “If we act on wages now, we can retain existing staff while attracting new drivers and avoid the looming crisis of more services being reduced,” Mr Abbott said.
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