Labor stands for safe, secure, well-paid jobs, and we’ll continue to back Metro workers in their fight for better working conditions as further industrial action takes place this week in the north and south of the state.

Unfortunately, Minister Eric Abetz has shown he’ll continue to leave workers high and dry by refusing to step in to facilitate an outcome.

Responding to questions about the Liberals’ massive bungling of the Spirits replacement earlier this month, Minister Abetz told media that Ministers shouldn’t take ultimate responsibility for the project because they weren’t paid as much as the TT-Line and TasPorts executives.

It looks like he’s trying to wash his hands of any responsibility when it comes to supporting Metro workers and fixing Tasmania’s public transport woes as well.

Public transport is meant to be an essential service, yet under the Liberals Metro has been driven into the ground and drivers are at breaking point.

If the Minister was doing his job properly he’d get his hands on the steering wheel and start driving some outcomes.

Meg Brown MP
Shadow Minister for Transport