Rob Lucas’ disgraceful personal attack on rail workers shows that he is not fit to be the Treasurer of South Australia.

RT Health is the health fund for workers in the rail and transport sector. It was founded by workers as a cooperative 130 years ago, and since then has continued as a mutual fund - owned by members, for members.

Allegations that the South Australia Government has offered a million dollar ‘loser’s fee’ to companies bidding for the Adelaide Metro rail franchise show Steven Marshall’s train privatisation plan has gone off the rails.

Workers with chronic health conditions and other risk factors in COVID19 affected areas should not be forced to choose between their incomes or their safety, Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) National Secretary Mark Diamond said today.

New Transport Minister Cory Wingard must seize the day and abandon Stephan Knoll’s dodgy and dangerous rail privatisation agenda.

Steven Marshall’s battered and scandal-prone government must prove that it’s prepared to put the people of South Australia first if it is to regain the community’s trust.

South Australian Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister David Speirs has thrown a match under the State Government’s upcoming pay deal with rail workers by framing the  Enterprise Agreement negotiations as a de facto referendum on public transport privatisation.

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Last weekend South Australian Minister for the Environment David Spears MP falsely claimed that 92 per cent of South Australian train and tram drivers support the privatisation process.  The RTBU has written to him seeking a retraction and an apology.  Here is the letter that we sent to Mr Speirs, which was also copied to SA Premier Steven Marshall MP.

The Marshall Government’s decision to junk its controversial plans to close down over 1,000 bus stops and close down Service SA centres at Prospect, Modbury and Mitcham is a huge win for South Australian communities.