Tasmanian Labor have blamed the state government's failure to negotiate a fair deal with Tasmanian public sector workers for the disruption to bus services on Tuesday as the result of stop work action.
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All bus services in greater Hobart between 3pm and 7pm were cancelled to allow for the stop work meetings.
Labor Infrastructure spokesman David O'Byrne said bus drivers had been forced to take desperate measures after waiting five weeks for Metro to come back to the negotiating table.
"Bus drivers have taken this action as a last resort with Metro standing by the government's wage cap despite other GBEs managing to negotiate a better deal for their workers," Mr O'Byrne said.
"We are asking the government to abandon its failed wages policy.
"We now have a situation where public sector workers from a range of fields including transport, health and education are fighting for a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living but still the Premier refuses to listen."
Labor Traffic and Public Transport spokesman Craig Farrell said the Premier needed to take the blame for the thousands of commuters who were affected by Tuesday's action.
"He can easily resolve this by backing down from his ignorant refusal to undertake meaningful wage negotiations," Mr Farrell said.
Resources Minister Sarah Courtney said the government would very much like to see an outcome in these negotiations which are between Metro and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.
"We don't want to see Tasmanians lives disrupted by industrial action and we would urge the unions to work with Metro to come to a solution," Ms Courtney said.
"We would urge both sides to negotiate in good faith."
RTBU Tasmania division secretary Jody Nichols said there were no plans at this point in time to hold follow-up stop work meetings in Launceston or Burnie, however, he said this may change depending on how negotiations progress.