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Andrew Constance will leave a legacy of billions in blowouts, of botched project after botched project, and of sending hundreds of quality New South Wales manufacturing jobs offshore.

Transport Minister Andrew Constance must open negotiations with Sydney’s rail workers  and the Rail Tram and Bus Union to address their concerns about safety and conditions.

Labor has urged the NSW Government to open good faith negotiations with workers across Sydney’s rail network to avoid further disruption of the transport network and of vital train services.

Labor is urging the NSW Government to roll out workplace rapid antigen testing at every bus depot across Greater Sydney as soon as possible to protect bus drivers, passengers and to keep COVID-19 from spreading through the public transport system.

The NSW Government’s shipwreck of ferry procurement continues with reports leaks have been discovered on the new Emerald Class vessels, which have been delivered late and are still undergoing sea trials.

A number of NSW TrainLink Services have been cancelled, leaving essential workers stranded after a fortnight of chaos at the Central Station Staff Testing Hub. Around 260 NSW TrainLink staff were advised that a COVID-19 tester at Central Station had tested positive for COVID-19.

The NSW Government’s River Class ferries will only operate during the daytime until the Government figures out a solution to the massive defects in each of the ten foreign-built River Class ferries.

With 140,000+ workers heading back to work at construction sites across greater Sydney in coming days, Andrew Constance must guarantee he has a plan to keep transport workers and commuters safe across our public transport network.

The NSW Government’s River Class ferries will be further delayed, after safety standards mandated that the windows in the vessels wheelhouses be replaced because they make the vessels unsafe to operate at night.