The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has condemned a decision by Transdev and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to shut down Sydney Ferries’ public transport services along the Parramatta River this weekend in retaliation for the union’s fare-free ferries industrial action. Ferry workers will continue to turn up for work and be paid, ready to provide…
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MUA Confirms Sydney Ferries Workers Industrial Action
by themovieboards - Editor •
Sydney Ferries workers have confirmed their industrial action will proceed from tomorrow, with Opal card readers to be switched off and turnstiles left wide open across the Sydney Ferries network from Friday 11 September until Tuesday 6 October. “I offer to personally welcome any doubters from TfNSW or Transdev aboard one of Sydney Ferries’ iconic…
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…