FW: Daily Digest, Thurs.1.2.18
  Roderick Smith

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From: Roderick Smith [mailto:rodsmith@werple.net.au]
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Subject: Daily Digest, Thurs.1.2.18

I am still gapfilling Fri.2-Thurs.8.2.

Video duration 1.31 Calls for tougher pedestrian phone laws.
A sharp increase in accidents involving pedestrians using their mobile
phones ignites calls for stricter laws. Vision: Seven News.
<www.smh.com.au/video/video-news/video-nsw-news/calls-for-tougher-pedestrian
-phone-laws-20180201-525k8.html>

Attached:

180201Th Metro Twitter:
- Domain tram work.
- Flinders St cable tram.

180201Th Melbourne 'Herald Sun':
- Origin Energy with tdu.
- energy. with tdu.


Roderick.

Metro Twitter Thurs.1.2.18
Melbourne cable tram rounding the corner from SpencerSt to FlindersSt going
to Richmond. How many of the buildings visible are still there? The Fish
Market on the right is long gone. (Melbourne Tram Museum‏)

Melbourne Express: Thursday, February 1, 2018
nothing transport.
<www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-express-thursday-february-1-2
018-20180131-h0r009.html>

Power with consumers for better energy deals. with tdu.
News Corp Australia Network January 29, 2018.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/moneysaverhq/power-with-consumers-for-better-energy-de
als/news-story/cbdb3385143447ed8d9cc37a2649893c>

Useless wind’s $390m power bill. with tdu.
Herald Sun January 30, 2018.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/business/terry-mccrann/terry-mccrann-useless-winds-390
m-power-bill/news-story/3cf97870feff2dab4770b0bdbae5e549>

Transport projects overtake mining on our road to riches. with tdu.
Herald Sun January 31, 2018.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/business/transport-projects-overtake-mining-on-our-roa
d-to-riches/news-story/7cd0447ddbaaaaacfa7aa95c1339a513>

February 1 2018 Sydney rail workers in deadlock with state government over
new pay deal .
A resolution to the standoff between Sydney rail workers and the Berejiklian
government over a new pay deal remains as elusive as ever after the state
refused to budge on its earlier offer.
Despite encouraging signs earlier in the week, Sydney Trains chief executive
Howard Collins was "lambasted" when he fronted more than 200 delegates from
seven unions for presenting a package that was described as unchanged on a
week ago.
More videos Sydney train strike blocked.
On Thursday The Fair Work Commission ordered NSW rail workers to abandon
their 24-hour strike because it could damage the economy.
Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Alex Claassens said the delegates
were "very very annoyed" that a better offer had not been placed on the
table containing "some real words about our future conditions".
"It hasn't altered at all, so it's almost as if no one has listened to what
we were saying," he said. "We are disappointed the [Transport] Minister is
still not listening."
Mr Claassens said the delegates "loudly and clearly" told the chief
executive of the state-run rail operator that the offer was "nowhere near
enough" and to return with a better one.
Last week the industrial umpire ordered thousands of rail workers to abandon
a planned 24-hour strike and an indefinite ban on overtime.
The Fair Work Commission ruled that both forms of industrial action
"threaten to endanger the welfare of part of the population". The suspension
of the strike and overtime ban will last until March 8.
Mr Claassens conceded that the decision meant that rail workers' "right to
strike was gone", weakening their hand in the negotiations.
Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Alex Claassens says delegates were
"very very annoyed". Photo: Peter Rae
"Effectively our right to strike has been taken away from us. The rules are
broken, quite clearly. And it's very frustrating because people do
understand that we need to have the right to be able to stand up and be
heard," he said.
The government's offer to award employees at Sydney Trains and NSW Trains
includes a 2.75 per cent annual pay rise, a one-off $1000 payment and the
extension of free travel using Opal cards to private and on-demand buses and
the new metro train lines when they are opened in the coming years.
The total value of the package to staff equates to a 3.45 per cent a year
increase, which the government argues is not above its cap on public sector
wages of 2.5 per cent per annum because it includes productivity
improvements.
Sydney Trains declined to comment.
Related Articles:
Sydney's weary gladiators retreat to their corners - for now .
Sydney escapes commuter chaos after rail workers forced to abandon strike ...
Rail worker pay offer won't bust wage cap, government says .
'Culture of secrecy': Drivers abandoning toll road in droves .
Sydney's gateway to the world faces congestion woes .
<www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-rail-workers-in-deadlock-with-state-government-ov
er-new-pay-deal-20180201-h0rywv.html>

February 1 2018 Grid values may fall as government moves to restrict foreign
ownership. with tdu.
<www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/grid-values-may-fall-as-government-move
s-to-restrict-foreign-ownership-20180201-p4yz6k.html>

February 1 2018 Bus driver sacked over girl, 5, left on school bus with
tdu.
<www.theage.com.au/queensland/bus-driver-sacked-over-girl-5-left-on-school-b
us-20180131-p4yz5w.html>

February 1 2018 Sydney rail workers in deadlock with state government over
new pay deal
A resolution to the standoff between Sydney rail workers and the Berejiklian
government over a new pay deal remains as elusive as ever after the state
refused to budge on its earlier offer.
Despite encouraging signs earlier in the week, Sydney Trains chief executive
Howard Collins was "lambasted" when he fronted more than 200 delegates from
seven unions for presenting a package that was described as unchanged on a
week ago.
Sydney train strike blocked
On Thursday The Fair Work Commission ordered NSW rail workers to abandon
their 24-hour strike because it could damage the economy.
Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Alex Claassens said the delegates
were "very very annoyed" that a better offer had not been placed on the
table containing "some real words about our future conditions".
"It hasn't altered at all, so it's almost as if no one has listened to what
we were saying," he said. "We are disappointed the [Transport] Minister is
still not listening."
Related Articles
Sydney's weary gladiators retreat to their corners - for now
Sydney escapes commuter chaos after rail workers forced to abandon strike
Mr Claassens said the delegates "loudly and clearly" told the chief
executive of the state-run rail operator that the offer was "nowhere near
enough" and to return with a better one.
Last week the industrial umpire ordered thousands of rail workers to abandon
a planned 24-hour strike and an indefinite ban on overtime.
The Fair Work Commission ruled that both forms of industrial action
"threaten to endanger the welfare of part of the population". The suspension
of the strike and overtime ban will last until March 8.
Mr Claassens conceded that the decision meant that rail workers' "right to
strike was gone", weakening their hand in the negotiations.
Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Alex Claassens says delegates were
"very very annoyed". Photo: Peter Rae
"Effectively our right to strike has been taken away from us. The rules are
broken, quite clearly. And it's very frustrating because people do
understand that we need to have the right to be able to stand up and be
heard," he said.
The government's offer to award employees at Sydney Trains and NSW Trains
includes a 2.75 per cent annual pay rise, a one-off $1000 payment and the
extension of free travel using Opal cards to private and on-demand buses and
the new metro train lines when they are opened in the coming years.
The total value of the package to staff equates to a 3.45 per cent a year
increase, which the government argues is not above its cap on public sector
wages of 2.5 per cent per annum because it includes productivity
improvements.
Sydney Trains declined to comment.

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