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Re: 24 hour strike in Queensland

Subject: Re: 24 hour strike in Queensland
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:16:48 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <l27J4.64$uj.376633@news0.optus.net.au>
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Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> According to the 8am bulletin on Sky News Australia QR were inforrmed after
> 2300 last night that there would be a 24 hour strike starting at midnight by
> members of the RBTU (or is it RTBU?)

> Some Traveltrain services will continue to their destination (according to
> the QR spokesperson who was interviewed) being personned by AFULE members.

It was also on ABC news. QR says that the RTBU has gone back on an
agreement to trial driver only operation between Townsville and Mt Isa,
but the AFULE is not taking part in this strike.

Cheers
David

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