Melbourne bus drivers plan to launch strike on July 10 over a pay dispute, with tens of thousands of commuters expected to be affected.
CDC, Victoria bus driver Program strike
Unless the state`s transit operator, the CDC Victoria and the Transport Workers Union, agreed to reach an agreement within the prescribed time limit, the residents of the bus travel in Melbourne, Ballarte and Geelong will be in a state of chaos, according to the <-vanguard solar report. Up to 49 bus lines affected. However, the bus lines, the trams and the non-CDC-operated bus lines are all as usual.
It is reported that about 600 of the CDC`s public-bus drivers, who have taken part in the trip, are scheduled to leave on duty for 24 hours to raise the 2.5% salary increase from protest. The union has asked for a minimum wage increase of at least 4%.
This will be the first time in 20 years that the state bus industry has been dismissed from strike activities.
Verma (Jeroen Weimar), chief executive of (Public Transport Victoria), the state public transport agency, called on the two sides to negotiate a settlement of the dispute and put passengers first.
"the current developments are disappointing and could cause inconvenience to many bus passengers, especially those who travel during the school holiday," Weimar said.
If the strike operation starts as scheduled, passengers are advised to consider other modes of transportation.
`"The conditions given by the CDC make the union members angry and feel insulted. These drivers work for a long time from the early morning to the night in order to implement important social public services. But they got it." thanks the "It was robbed or beaten by the passengers, and even knocked out. It`s also threatened by the knife and other weapons. Very little protection, or none at all.",` said John Berger, vice-chairman of the trade and transport workers` trade union.
CDC, Victoria bus driver Program strike
Bus routes affected by strike
Melbourne:150,151,153,160,161,166,167,170,180,181,190,191,192,400,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,414,415, 417,418,419,421,423,424,425,439,441,443,461,494,495,496,497,498,601,605,606,612,623,624,625,626,630,900
Bararat: all bus routes shut down
Jilang: 1, 10, 11, 12, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 43
