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| Melbourne commuters face disruption as tram workers strike | Melbourne commuters face disruption as tram workers strike |
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| Melbourne commuters are in for four hours of public transport disruption as tram workers strike over stalled pay negotiations with Yarra Trams. | Melbourne commuters are in for four hours of public transport disruption as tram workers strike over stalled pay negotiations with Yarra Trams. |
| Buses will replace trams during the stoppage between 10am and 2pm on Thursday. | Buses will replace trams during the stoppage between 10am and 2pm on Thursday. |
| Related: Malcolm Turnbull live tweets public transport trip to Geelong | Related: Malcolm Turnbull live tweets public transport trip to Geelong |
| Yarra Trams is anticipating that delays will plague the system for most of the day.“Trams will start running back to the depots from 8.30am and they are due to run out again from 2pm,” a Yarra Trams spokesman said. | |
| “We have eight depots around the city and expect to get back to usual service between 4pm and 5pm.” | |
| VicRoads traffic management staff would manage traffic around depots as up to 400 trams made their way in and out before and after the strike, he said. | |
| The Rail, Train and Bus Union gave Yarra until midnight on Wednesday to return to the bargaining table and convince it to call off the strike. But on Wednesday afternoon the union said no progress had been despite the operator being given a chance to address the union’s concerns. | The Rail, Train and Bus Union gave Yarra until midnight on Wednesday to return to the bargaining table and convince it to call off the strike. But on Wednesday afternoon the union said no progress had been despite the operator being given a chance to address the union’s concerns. |
| “We’re just too far apart on what the important things are,” the union’s divisional secretary, Phil Altieri, said on Wednesday. | “We’re just too far apart on what the important things are,” the union’s divisional secretary, Phil Altieri, said on Wednesday. |
| Its members and Yarra Trams were still a long way off from reaching an agreement, and commuters should prepare themselves as negotiations continue. | Its members and Yarra Trams were still a long way off from reaching an agreement, and commuters should prepare themselves as negotiations continue. |
| “While we don’t want to inconvenience the public of Melbourne, we feel that we’ve gotten to the end of the line,” he said. | “While we don’t want to inconvenience the public of Melbourne, we feel that we’ve gotten to the end of the line,” he said. |
| Last week public transport workers cancelled plans for four-hour work stoppages in favour of a rally after tram and train management agreed to resume enterprise negotiations. | Last week public transport workers cancelled plans for four-hour work stoppages in favour of a rally after tram and train management agreed to resume enterprise negotiations. |