Region 7 bargaining update

Our first bargaining session took place last Wednesday. The main aim was to set the parameters of bargaining and general housekeeping.

At the meeting, it was agreed that Busways would do a comparison of the Greenfields agreement, which we know has since been rejected by the Federal Court.

As a result, Busways is now comparing the Driver/Mentor EA with the State Transit Copied Award. Any conditions in both agreements that are similar or the same will form the basis of any new EA for all workers in Region 7.

The comparison will be presented at the next bargaining meeting scheduled for Wednesday 20th April. 

In next weeks, there will be a survey to members to endorse our Log of Claims before we present it to Busways.

To refresh your memory, the top 5 items important to members were:

• 5 weeks annual leave 
• No backwards step in pay
• Keep all allowances at the least or improve them
• Keep ADO’s
• Sick leave, same rates or improved

Other notable mentions include meal breaks at the depot and no 13-hour broken shifts. All these and more made up the union agenda when we met in bargaining.