Re: 2500 rail and bus jobs may go

[paulrw@xa2.com.au (paul)]

On Sat, 9 May 1998 09:04:41 GMT, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
wrote:

>In article <894633597.112427@woody.hotkey.net.au> "Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au> writes:
>>From: "Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>
>>Subject: Re: 2500 rail and bus jobs may go
>>Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 23:47:10 +1000
>
>>It strikes me as typical of governments to cut the railway budget by 2 1/2
>>times what it cuts the road budget by, despite the fact that railways and
>>public transport run well could relieve the need for a lot of roads spending
>>anyway. Oh well, perhaps NSW is trying to catch up to Victoria - casino,
>>public transport cuts, what next?
>
>It will be interesting to see if the general news media and the ACTU for that 
>matter apply the same effort in trying to save the jobs of the transport 
>workers as they did for the 1400 maritime workers.
>I look forward to numerous grillings by the ABC to Carl Scully and Bob Carr.
>Somehow , though I just cant see it happening.
>Makes you wonder where the priorities lie.
>
>cheers
>MD
>
>
They won't have to. The SRA for one has been inundated with
expressions of interest in voluntary redundancy.

Paul