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Darwin's public transport services were disrupted today as dozens of bus drivers called a 24-hour strike. They want better to pay and conditions and an end to physical, and verbal abuse in their workplace.

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00:00Darwin buses at a standstill.
00:05What do we want?
00:06Safe freight!
00:07When do we want it?
00:08Now!
00:09Safe freight!
00:10Safe freight!
00:11Home safe!
00:12Home safe!
00:13After more than six months of enterprise agreement negotiations, the Transport Workers Union
00:19takes action.
00:20We know this is a significant inconvenience across Greater Darwin and Palmerston.
00:25But this is fundamental and our drivers need those industry standards to be put in place
00:31and they need to know that at the end of every day they're going to go home safely as their loved ones.
00:36Sadly, violence in the workplace is a reality for many.
00:4041% of drivers have been physically attacked at work, 31% in the last 18 months.
00:46Some commuters feeling the disruption.
00:49It's very unconvenient.
00:51Others offering support.
00:54I think it's definitely fair that they get a bit more security and safety.
00:59A survey by the union found 85% of drivers will consider leaving if pay and working conditions
01:06don't change.
01:07And it hasn't ruled out further strike action.
01:11The government has been contacted for comment.
01:14The government has been collecting.
01:15The government has been locked down so that they will make a lot of trust.
01:19The government has been collecting on
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