Canberra buses to be privatised

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From: David Bromage
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:00

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I know this is a hot issue in Canberra, so I'll try to keep this non-political.

Following the refusal of bus drivers to accept new enterprise proposals,
the ACT government has announced plans to contract out Canberra's ACTION
bus service. (ACTION home page - http://www.action.act.gov.au)

The stalled negotiations have already delayed the introduction of new
timetables. 

One of the major sticking points is that the drivers will not accept split
shifts, which are required for the introudction of the new timetables.
Split shifts are common in other capital citied.

There was always a plan to privatise ACTION (it was to be corporatised
next year), but this may have brought it forward.

Cheers
David

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From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Subject: Canberra buses to be privatised
Date: 1998/09/11
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