BY PETER HYSLOP
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie bus drivers with the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have voted to take further industrial action, but the operator is yet to be formally notified.
Action may include service cancellations. Earlier action this year left school children and commuters stranded with little notice. It’s expected at least for the next few days, services will continue as normal.
The union says they will advise the company and the Fair Work Commission with ample notice if a stoppage takes place.
Tram and Bus Division President Peter Grech says opal readers have already been switched off.
“This was an extension of the first Protected Action Ballot, and this gives us further movement on that.
“We probably foresee a stoppage, or withdrawal of work in the coming weeks,” he said.
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