AFAIK they’re mostly casuals, with work when it’s available..
Working conditions are ratshit all round in rail these days - too many stupid rules and too many arseholes enforcing them.
I’m gad I’m out.
Tony G
> On 28 Apr 2017, at 2:00 pm, Matthew Geiermatthew@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:
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> On 28/04/17 13:50, Tony Gallowayarg@... mailto:arg@aapt.net.au [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> > Hope they got some clean underwear along with the “counselling” :
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> >> http://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/driver-who-had-trouble-slowing-loaded-train-offered-counselling?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=top-stories-this-week-on-railpage http://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/driver-who-had-trouble-slowing-loaded-train-offered-counselling?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=top-stories-this-week-on-railpage
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> https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/rair/ro-2017-001/ <https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/rair/ro-2017-001/>
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> How to these 'short line' operators treat their staff ?. Part of the
> reason these operators can run cheaper operations is they have
> jettisoned much of the 'baggage' the state owned railways have collected
> over the years. Some of that baggage would be union negotiated
> procedures over handling staff who have had 'incidents'.
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