06 NEWS THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 2016 CAIRNSPOST.COM.AU Sunbus goes cash-free DANAELLA WIVELL
[email protected] Drivers refuse fares today as part of union action PASSENGERS on Cairns action would prevent a full reasonable, but also secure, to sit down with TransLink and He said the strike action conciliation through the Fair Sunbuses today may receive a strike, while still sending a wages and conditions.” work out a proper way to give TWU held last week left peo- Work Commission before fur- pleasant surprise. message to Sunbus and TAG He said neither Sunbus nor these drivers what they de- ple in Cairns high and dry ther action damages our busi- About 100 of the city’s bus Australia. TWU were ready to budge serve.” without transport around the ness beyond repair.” drivers will be refusing to ac- “This form of protected ac- from where they stood on Sunbus Cairns general city. Today’s work action follows cept payment for fares as part tion, the non collection of wages and work conditions. manager Bob Osmond said ne- “Tomorrow’s refusal to col- last Friday’s stop work action, of a fair work protest. fares, is the least disruptive ac- “While there has been some gotiations had reached a lect passenger fares is another leaving only two Sunbus servi- The drivers, who are part of tion that drivers can take,” he productive meetings between standstill. example of the TWU orches- ces to cater for those in Cairns the Transport Workers Union said. Sunbus and TWU members, “We regret that we are at an trating pointless action, rather reliant on public transport.