Inner west light rail replacement bus services,in lieu of thefleet of decommissioned cracked trams,were not impacted.
Similar action will follow on Tuesday with a 24-hour strike by about 300 drivers in south-west Sydney,at the Smithfield and West Hoxton depots in region three of the network.
The following routes between Parramatta,Liverpool and Bonnyrigg could be impacted on Tuesday:800,801,802,803,804,805,806,807,808,809,812,813,814,815,816,817,818,819,820,821,822,823,824,827,835,810X,811X,S10 and T80.
Drivers are seeking equal pay and conditions in their negotiations with operator Transit Systems,asking that those “doing the same job should get the same pay” after privatisation of Sydney’s buses created a two-tier workforce,the TWU says.
“We understand the inconvenience this may cause some members of the public,and it’s not a decision the drivers take lightly,but we are confident the community will understand drivers have been left with no other option to have their voices heard,” TWU NSW state secretary Richard Olsen said.
A Transit Systems spokesperson claimed some bus drivers,including those unwilling to take part in the industrial action,had been blocked from leaving the depot on Monday.