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....a fair share of a fair fare...

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We are located in the industrial complex at 11B Lachlan  Street Waterloo between the hours of 10:00 a.m. & 3.00 p.m. It is best to use the O'Dea Street Entrance please refer to the map as entry via Lachlan Street can be somewhat hazardous due to traffic. Please view the map for more info.

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FOR URGENT COMMENT BY ALL NSW TAXI DRIVERS PLEASE READ AND REPLY

This has to do with the proposal by the Minister for Transport & Infrastructure's proposal to put more taxi plates on the road in N.S.W.

A New Direction for Taxi Drivers

The Australian Taxi Drivers Association has determined to set a new direction to develop respect and self - respect for all taxi drivers.  Far too long we have been disunited and disadvantaged - and there is a circularity in that situation.  There are over 60,000 taxi drivers, and, separately we are worked over and picked upon by all other participants in the industry.

Given that we pick up about thirty passengers a shift, and generally work a twelve hour day;  the relationships are mostly O.K.  To be sure, not many other workers can predict that, in a year they will be robbed by fare evaders eight times, and physically assaulted at least once in every three years.  It's comforting that there is only one murder a year.  But passengers are the only source of income, and the service we give is our only product.

Notwithstanding the media beat - ups, the average of unsubstantiated, complaints from passengers are one in 13,000 trips in Sydney.  One complaint every two years per driver.  We are the only reliable and available 24/7 Public Transport mode.

The N.S.W. Ministry of Transport statistics show a "serious complaint" as an effective one in 500,000 trips.  It shows a decrease in complains against drivers as three times greater than a decrease in complaints against Networks.  Good Work people !!

We are an industry of first choice and of last choice. Taxi driving is a great start for new workplace entry, and for many it's the only exit choice after displacement from 'regular" work.  For  some it does become a career.  For perhaps most, they are only driving "in-between" having a proper job.  Upon one quarter of drivers can ever be 'owner -drivers'--three quarters will always remain 'bailee-drivers'. But all of us have the same issues and problems and solutions.

The reality is that, fro most, its a job that pays about $13.00 an hour cash-in-hand. If you work the unregulated hours that are available, you can make up to $1,000.00 a week.  If you want a family, a life, and drive safely you earn about $120 a day average.  What you don't get are annual paid holidays, sick pay or public holidays off. Overtime is your own time, and the risks of non-payment of fares a certainty.

It is time to effect change. The change will come only from united action by taxi drivers, for taxi drivers and this is our objective: A fair share of a fair fare in a safe driving workplace.

It's a simple enough slogan, but there is a complex underlying structure, which requires action at many different levels.  That Australia is a Federation of States, with differing rules and regulations makes the task more complex.  The fact that one monopolistic player currently dominates the industry makes the task more able to be done, and gives us greater public support.

That Taxi Drivers will unite to do it for themselves is inevitable.  One day we will have...

* 50% of the fare                            Annual Leave and Sick Pay

* $20.00 an hour                            Down Time and Paid 'Dead Running'

* 40 hours a week                          Participation in Industry Forums

* Certainty of Payments                 Recognition of Taxi Driver Interests

A step in the right direction has been taken by The Victorian Taxi Drivers Association a link to their site should be soon available

Also the Cab  Drivers Association of  Queensland have put up a very good website

BUT WE WANT THESE BASIC RIGHTS IN OUR OWN LIFE TIME!!!

There just might be a chance that this might just happen.

Welcome to The Cab Drivers Association of Queensland

Welcome to the Taxi Drivers Association of Victoria 

Website under Construction

To achieve this we need to be UNITED.

THE UNIFICATION PROCESS IS STARTING



 


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