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SBS News: Gladys Berejiklian resists calls to mandate masks on public transport as NSW records 10 new cases
Tram and Bus Secretary David Babineau was featured earlier this week by SBS News explaining the need for masks on […] Read More »
Media Release: Time for commuter mask wearing when physical distancing can’t happen on buses and trams
The NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union’s Tram and Bus Division is calling on the Berejiklian Government to make masks […] Read More »
Media Release”: ‘Covid marshals’ needed to enforce public transport regulations, says union
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) NSW is demanding a new safety position and all-of-network approach to public transport […] Read More »
Coffee carts to tour depots next month
Members are advised that Wagecover have offered to sponsor coffee carts for our members at various depots to thank them […] Read More »
Bus drivers unite and win against the NSW Government
Last week our bus drivers won an important victory over the NSW Government. When the union issued a strike notice […] Read More »
Daily Telegraph: Sydneysiders face disruptions to bus network as drivers threaten strike action over virus concerns
Tram and Bus Division Secretary David Babineau was featured in the paper arguing that the Berejiklian Government had failed to […] Read More »
SBS: Should masks be made compulsory for public transport users in NSW?
Bus drivers talked to SBS on how the current health crisis has affected them following the union’s letter to the […] Read More »
Channel 10: Sydney bus drivers have voted to strike across swathes of Sydney suburbs over apparent lack of protection from #COVID19Aus
Tram and Bus Division Secretary David Babineau talked to 10 News First. “Sydney bus drivers have voted to strike across […] Read More »
Channel 9: Bus drivers threaten to strike over mask, social distancing concerns
Tram and Bus Division Secretary David Babineau was calling for compulsory mask wearing when there are more passengers than green […] Read More »
SMH: Bus drivers threaten 48-hour strike over masks, social distancing
Tram and Bus Division Secretary David Babineau was featured in the Sydney Morning Herald explaining the reason for the bus […] Read More »