Tesch backs call to retain train guards
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has joined with other Central Coast State Labor members of parliament calling for train guards to be retained on regional routes.
"Older Australians and people with disability are reliant upon these train guards to provide the security and protection they need to comfortably travel each day for work," Ms Tesch said.
The call follows a ruling by the Fair Work Commission that the NSW State Government must not abolish the role of Train Guards without first coming to an in-principle agreement with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.
"The decision means that the State Government must now go back to the union and consult in good faith about the role of train guards in managing the safety of the new intercity fleet," said Ms Tesch.
"Transport Minister Andrew Constance needs to stop trying to sack railway workers and start listening to the passengers and crew who actually know how important train guards are in running a safe and efficient railway network," said the deputy Opposition leader Ms Yasmin Catley.
SOURCE:
Media release, 3 Mar 2021
Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford