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Huge crowd demands review of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie’s new bus timetable
Last night we joined over 1,000 Newcastle commuters is venting our anger and frustrations over Newcastle’s privatised bus network. Chris Preston, […] Read More »
Newcastle Buses – RTBU holds crisis talks on Monday
Seven months later and we’re still experiencing the havoc of Constance’s privatisation scheme in Newcastle that has been plagued with […] Read More »
The Australian: Constance picks a new union fight
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has picked another fight with the Rail Tram and Bus Union, announcing that a company […] Read More »
SMH: Transit Systems wins bus privatisation race in Sydney
SMH, Matt O’Sullivan The Berejiklian government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of bus services in Sydney’s inner west, confirming […] Read More »
Transport Minister Constance betrays Sydney commuters and drivers with bus sell off
Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, has today announced that over a third of Sydney’s public buses will be immediately handed to […] Read More »
Region 6 privatisation – important update
The NSW Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, has just announced Transit Systems as the new operator to run region 6. The […] Read More »
Hunter MPs slam Andrew Constance for answer on Newcastle bus changes
By Matt Carr. Read the full story in the Newcastle Herald here. HUNTER MPs have slammed Transport Minister Andrew Constance […] Read More »
Fears more than 160 bus manufacturing jobs in NSW are at risk
These job losses lay squarely at the feet of the Transport Minister Andrew Constance. Under this NSW Government, we’re sending […] Read More »
Newcastle Herald: Kids left stranded
A SCHOOL bus that failed to arrive in Wallsend this week has left parents fuming, politicians bickering and the bus […] Read More »
RTBU Media Release: Bus drivers warn timetable a disaster
Bus drivers say the new bus timetable in Newcastle region is proving to be shambolic, with reports of stress for […] Read More »