Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) members working on Brisbane CityCat ferries have rejected a proposal to introduce licensed bars aboard vessels, put forward by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. MUA Queensland Branch Secretary Aaron Johnston says the ferry services exist to move passengers safely between stops, not to provide alcohol…
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Sydney ferry workers escalate action against foreign-owned Transdev
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Sydney Ferries workers are escalating their industrial campaign against Transdev, the foreign-owned multinational private operator running Sydney Ferries services, with Opal card readers to be switched off across the network for almost four weeks. As part of ongoing industrial action, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) will switch off Opal card readers from…
Sydney Ferries workers will take industrial action tomorrow
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Sydney Ferries workers will take industrial action tomorrow as frustration grows over private operator Transdev’s failure to deliver a fair and sustainable wage offer to the committed and passionate workers who keep Sydney Harbour moving. From 9am to 2pm on Wednesday 2 September, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) will stop work and…
Brisbane ferry workers have taken a 24-hour Strike
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Brisbane ferry workers have taken 24-hour protected industrial action after RiverCity Ferries refused to properly negotiate over wages, fatigue, meal breaks and basic workplace conditions. Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) took 24-hour protected industrial action on Thursday 27 August, with further industrial action to follow. The…
Sydney’s Newest Ferry Named
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UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Martin Green has helped change our country and the world with his groundbreaking work on solar panels. Now millions of Sydneysiders and visitors to our beautiful city will have the chance to learn more about him as they see his ferry in Sydney Harbour and along the Parramatta River.NSW Premier Chris…
Roy Morgan Research Shows Public transport use increases in December quarter 2020
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New research shows over 7.8 million Australians aged 14+ (37%) used public transport during the December quarter 2020. This is up over 950,000 from the September quarter 2020 when just under 6.9 million (33%) were using public transport – a low reached during Melbourne’s long second lockdown and significant restrictions on people’s movement in Sydney.…
Dutch Netflix Series Undercover to Get Feature Film
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Netflix have announced that Frank Lammers and Elise Schaap – who made success as Ferry and Danielle in Undercover – will star together in the new feature film Ferry, about the drug lord’s early years. The film will have all the elements Undercover fans are used to: suspense, surprising plot twists, emotion and humor. The…