Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Man Jailed for Raping Woman “By Saying He Was Jewish”!?

Man Jailed for Raping Woman “By Saying He Was Jewish”!?



A man who had consensual sex with a Jewish woman, falsely saying was also a Jew, has been convicted of rape and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Judges said he had robbed his willing partner of “the sanctity of body and soul.”

The man, a 30-year-old Israeli citizen of Arab extraction, arranged a date with an Israeli woman in 2008.

The pair met in Jerusalem, with the man introducing himself as a Jew seeking a relationship, and the date went well enough for the couple to have consensual sex in a nearby building.

The woman later found out that her partner was not in fact a Jew, and subsequently filed a report of rape and indecent assault against him.

Judges reasoned that although she happily had sex on her first date with a man she believed to be a Jew, she would not have touched him had she known he was a mere non-Jew, and so he was guilty of raping her:


Source: Guardian

Sunday, May 23, 2010

David Campbell and Taxi Mafia

David Campbell and Taxi Mafia



No one cares about David Campbell, any politician or public servant’s sexuality or personal life. However, it may be a concern of ours, if that individual’s sexuality and sexual preference becomes a reason to compromise that person’s public duty or responsibility. No one suggested to anyone that David Campbell’s sexuality compromised his position or performance. Therefore, hounding David was not a good idea.


However, big corporation controlled and manipulative media outlets are working hard to turn our society to a robotic one like USA! No one also told us, “why were the respective crew(s) of a particular television station camping at the “site” for two hours”? Who alerted them in the first place?


I therefore would like to ask, who is behind this vindictive operation?


I know, some people were very unhappy about the NSW Upper House Inquiry in to the Taxi Industry. May be some people were not happy about few things he said about taxi industry. Is it possible that the taxi industry mandarins were behind this campaign against David Campbell?


We must know the truth.




Faruque Ahmed

Moderator, Sydney Taxi Corruption

Mobile: 041 091 4118

Monday, 24 May 2010

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Christmas Spirit and solution

Christmas Spirit and solution


Further to
Miranda’s Xmas and Taxis below, we must be mindful that Sydney taxis are vacant most of the time. Only occasionally, taxis become busy and then only for a few very short periods. It is neither economical nor feasible to organise a few thousand taxis and taxi drivers for those very short periods. It is much more viable and economic to have more trains and busses to cater those infrequent rush hours.

Traditionally, taxi driver bashing by some sections of the media was a solution. Unfortunately, this type of buck passing failed to solve any problems. Therefore, we propose to share the blame together and educate the public to be more co-operative, patient and share taxis to speed up the traffic.

Christmas is held out throughout the civilized world as being the season of goodwill. Well, we think that a little good will extended to Sydney’s much maligned cabbies wouldn’t go astray either. Most workers in hospitality enjoy lucrative penalty rates over the silly season. Not so your toiling cabbie!

Restaurant patrons and hotel guests all accept a surcharge on their big night out yet somehow expect to get home in a cab when the fun is over at standard rates. Suffer the poor cabbie! Whilst cabbies get told to stagger their shifts a better solution would be to stagger Christmas! Only then would all those patrons get the service they desire. If, however, they are allowed to celebrate the silly season simultaneously then they MUST accept that they can’t all go home at the same time with no delay.

When those patrons tell their cabbie “I hope that you are getting paid double time for doing this” and hear the response “Well that’s up to you” it is no wonder that a great number of cabbies opt to avoid the madding crowd and take the night off too. What’s in it for the cabbie? A tirade of abuse from patrons urged to hate cabbies by the hysterical media; a back seat full of pizza and six packs. Not to mention all the time off the road in the weeks following if some drunk has collected the taxi with their poorly piloted missiles.


Faruque Ahmed
Secretary
NSW Taxi Drivers Association
Mobile: 0431 585 944 or 0432 665 822
November 4, 2009




NSW TAXI DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONFOR BAILEE DRIVERS, OWNER DRIVERS AND LESSEE DRIVERSInc. No. 9882558 ABN: 98 653 928 763
PO Box 322, Alexandria NSW 2015
Mobile: 0431 585 944 or 0432 665 822
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nswtdaforum


Thursday, November 08, 2007




Media ReleaseMiranda’s Xmas and Taxis


Miranda has put her elegant finger squarely on the problem of taxis at Xmas (SMH 8Nov07). Each year in November and December it becomes increasingly impossible for office and Xmas party goers to get a taxi home late into the night.This is despite most taxis working flat out those months to make up for their paltry earnings during the year, when too many taxis are idle. The Xmas taxi problems are a major issue for the NSW Taxi Drivers Association which is concerned about driver earnings as much as taxi services to passengers whence drivers derive their earnings.

The problem at Xmas is that taxis can generally carry only take 4 persons per cab. Unfortunately, two or 3 times as many cabs or "gypsy" cabs are a Miranda mirage, idle the rest of the year. In any event they could still not carry the Xmas crowds. The millions of Xmas revelers that arrive by trains and buses during the day, can only get home if those trains and buses are running to get them home again late at night.

And there Miranda lies the answer. Trains and buses must run until 4am during the Xmas season to get people home. Then the taxis can cope with the "mopping up" and the other fares.




Faruque Ahmed
Media Manager
Mobile: 041 091 4118, Email:
union_faruque@yahoo.com.au

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Beyond My Personal Safety

Beyond My Personal Safety


I would like to see some accountably and transparency in the taxi industry. It is not fair to throw money to Reg or Peter and people like them. They do not have any right whatsoever to take public assets under the pretence of helping the invalid and other people who are les fortunate than some and then grab bag full of money to silence free speech, sabotage democracy and stifle competition in the taxi industry. They did so in many ways, including suing Alex Mitchell, Peer Lindholt and Linton Besser.

Reg and Peter supposed to be servant of the taxi owners and operators! But, right now they are boss of everyone!! It is not right.

They are charging unjustifiable radio fees, reducing all kinds of services, practicing compulsory unionism by stealth, using the NSW Laws to murder competition! This built in radio fee includes compulsory membership fee for the NSW Taxi Industry Association and NSW Taxi Council P/L!!

We all know, false advertising and false representation are two main tricks of Reg and Peter beside many other dirty ones.

Surely, they should refrain from spreading dangerous and unsubstantiated rumors against me.



In Sydney_TaxiCorruption@yahoogroups.com, "sharkhan@..." wrote: Re: Safety of Faruque Ahmed


Safety of Faruque Ahmed




21 million dollar man
Allan Moss, trucking magnet Lindsay Fox and many big “Australians” suddenly found their love for disabled people. They wanted to follow the footstep of the taxi mafia and eat out taxi plates under the guise of assisting the disabled people.

Faruque Ahmed found out the plan and told them that their plan won’t work. These mobs “bought out” a few “greedy disciple s” of Faruque Ahmed. After a costly exercise, they lost big time and the taxi mafia laughed all the way to the bank. Michael Jools and David Bradley are still trying to make few quid at the expense of taxi drivers!

Faruque Ahmed you got a tough job! Be careful and take care. By the way, don’t worry about Ross Nelson and Jimmy West.



In glory4you@yahoogroups.com, mamubhi wrote:Re: Stupid Taxi Owners

I don’t know why Faruque Ahmed is wasting his valuable time for taxi drivers!

I appreciate the fact that many taxi drivers respect his good intention and tireless work. However, a few taxi drivers simply hate
Faruque Ahmed’s guts because he got more knowledge, patience and determination than anyone. A few born losers hate Faruque Ahmed and his guts simply they are congenital racists. The taxi mafia’s dislike of Faruque Ahmed is predictable and not surprising.

This time the taxi mafia managed to silence Faruque Ahmed for the last three weeks. The taxi mafia has been bribing successive Premiers, Minister for Transport and big public servants! Now, taxi mafia is bullying, muzzling and dictating media outlets! One may ask, “is it possible in a free and democratic country like Australia”? Well, let’s find out.

Now, the taxi mafia is spreading propaganda like, “Faruque Ahmed is trying to decimate the taxi industry”. This type of propaganda is very dangerous! Some misguided and cranky taxi owners may do something wrong against Faruque Ahmed.

Faruque Ahmed has been trying to remove corruption from the taxi industry. He was trying to expose the taxi mafia and ensure a good deal for working taxi drivers and owners. People like Reg Kermode, Peter Hire, …. Have been pinching public assets to fill up their own pockets in many ways! They are squeezing working taxi drivers, owners and public. These people should be prosecuted for their crimes.
I’ll say,
Faruque Ahmed should get in touch with police for his own protection.



--- In Sydney_TaxiCorruption@yahoogroups.com, "Biplobi Faruque" wrote: Re: Stupid Taxi Owners

I was correct! What's happened today?
Lot's of cranky talk.
No organizational skills, no historical or legal knowledge of the industry!
Therefore no direction and no decision!!

--- In Sydney_TaxiCorruption@yahoogroups.com, "Biplobi Faruque" wrote: Re: Stupid Taxi Owners


Stupid Taxi Owners

The taxi owners are stupid and brain dead morons! Well, it is not my statement! It is the statement of the
taxi mafia!! He also said, "I will use your money and wealth to screw you up. You won't be able to stand up against me because;
1. You are stupid.
2. You are brain dead.
3. You are not united.
4. Therefore I run the show."

It appears, the
taxi mafia is correct.

The taxi owners/operators like it or not, the
taxi mafia is compelling all of them to be member of the NSW Taxi Council P/L and NSW Taxi Industry Association. He has been doing so despite the fact that this practice is illegal under many Federal legislations and practices including the ACCC related laws and regulations! Ironically, the successive NSW Department of Transport (Transport and Infrastructure) assisting the taxi mafia by stealth. Why is it so?

One must ask the question, who makes the decision and on what basis do they ensure what should be the radio fee, insurance and many other costs related to operation of a taxi cab? The NSW Taxi Council P/L and NSW Taxi Industry Association should be protecting their interests! Yet, they are not doing so. In reality, they are protecting the interest of the out side investors and many other unsavory groups contrary to the wish and interest of the working taxi drivers and taxi owners/operators.

The current idea of flooding the market will enhance the income of the taxi mafia and reduce the income of current taxi owners/operators and drivers including misguided and ill-informed would-be taxi operators due to huge injustices including many harsh, unjust and unconscionable practices of the taxi industry.

Minister Campbell's recent decision to release more taxi plates has got no basis in reality, common sense and seriously lacks any test of fairness. In plain, it is a cunning scheme to reward the taxi mafia at the expense of justice, decency and good governance.

Remember, the taxi mafia used you to grab many types of taxi plates (public assets) under the guise of assisting the disabled people! Where are those nexus taxi plates and many types of plates they took from the government? Where are the income generated by those plates? Why can't they recall all of those taxi plates and them handover taxi drivers directly under proper conditions?


Faruque Ahmed
Moderator
Free Australia Now
Source: Sydney Taxi Corruption

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Stupid Taxi Owners

Stupid Taxi Owners


The taxi owners are stupid and brain dead morons! Well, it is not my statement! It is the statement of the taxi mafia
!! He also said, “I will use your money and wealth to screw you up. You won’t be able to stand up against me because;
1. You are stupid.
2. You are brain dead.
3. You are not united.
4. Therefore I run the show.”

It appears, the taxi mafia is correct.

The taxi owners/operators like it or not, the taxi mafia is compelling all of them to be member of the NSW Taxi Council P/L and NSW Taxi Industry Association. He has been doing so despite the fact that this practice is illegal under many Federal legislations and practices including the ACCC related laws and regulations! Ironically, the successive NSW Department of Transport (Transport and Infrastructure) assisting the taxi mafia by stealth. Why is it so?

One must ask the question, who makes the decision and on what basis do they ensure what should be the radio fee, insurance and many other costs related to operation of a taxi cab? The NSW Taxi Council P/L and NSW Taxi Industry Association should be protecting their interests! Yet, they are not doing so. In reality, they are protecting the interest of the out side investors and many other unsavory groups contrary to the wish and interest of the working taxi drivers and taxi owners/operators.

The current idea of flooding the market will enhance the income of the taxi mafia
and reduce the income of current taxi owners/operators and drivers including misguided and ill-informed would-be taxi operators due to huge injustices including many harsh, unjust and unconscionable practices of the taxi industry.

Minister Campbell’s recent decision to release more taxi plates has got no basis in reality, common sense and seriously lacks any test of fairness. In plain, it is a cunning scheme to reward the taxi mafia
at the expense of justice, decency and good governance. Remember, the taxi mafia used you to grab many types of taxi plates (public assets) under the guise of assisting the disabled people! Where are those nexus taxi plates and many types of plates they took from the government? Where are the income generated by those plates? Why can’t they recall all of those taxi plates and them handover taxi drivers directly under proper conditions?

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Faruque Ahmed Fights against the Modern Day Nazis

Faruque Ahmed Fights against the Modern Day Nazis


Faruque Ahmed is admired by many and hated by a few filthy rich and powerful people of this town! He believes debate and discussions can illuminate or advance an idea, reduce tension and confrontation as well as capable of enhancing friendship! Mr. Ahmed has been engaging in debates and discussion in many forums and formats including universities and main stream media outlets like open air radio stations.


This fortnight alone Faruque spoke to 20 different radio programs about the recent Israeli massacre in Palestine. He also took part in 3 radio debates. According to a few observers, Faruque was the winner with his gentle style and presentation. Would you believe Mark Kennedy of radio 2GB and many listeners of that station confirmed the above in their on air statements. On Monday morning, after the second debate Mark of 2GB announced, “the famous taxi driver Faruque will be debating on Wednesday morning”. Yet on Wednesday morning to my surprise, Mark said, “we were going to have a debate between Faruque and Philip but although first debate went well on both sides. The second debate however Faruque tried speak over Philip and I have to fade Faruque down and for that reason their will be no more debate.

Since than and even before, Mark was making very inaccurate and crude remarks about the Palestinians! Most importantly we are not hearing anyone from the Palestinian side and the airwaves are full of Zionist didactics to incite against Arabs and Muslims based on totally false and fabricated reasons and grounds.

Even the other commercial station (2UE) is also showing a cold shoulder to Faruque recently! Probably the Zionists are pressuring media moguls to side with the Zionist cause and promote them religiously. Most media outlets of this country including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation are reading Israeli Media Releases as news and commentary too!

Then again
The Strip Search of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clerk and father and daughter episode including Lord Downer of Baghdad was covered up nicely by the Zionised media of Australia! The story, father and daughter episode, legs are open for business and the Brazilian connection are good enough to demonstrate the fact that many Australian politicians and power brokers would do anything for Israel.


Penultimately, most media outlets are mad about Hitler’s holocaust. Yet, they are blind and silent about Israeli holocaust continuum. Sadly though they do allow broadcasts of many blatant chitchat against Muslims and Arabs. Yet, they do not allow to say anything about Israeli/Zionist crimes, bad practices and policies against Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and mankind in general as demonstrated by
Faruque Ahmed at the middle of Final Statement and Not Final Solution.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Saturday, December 27, 2008

NSW TWU's Crime

Faruque Ahmed
P.O. Box – 349, Alexandria - 2015
Mobile: 041 091 4118

Mr. Mark Lennon
Secretary
Unions NSW
Level 3,
4 - 10 Goulburn Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: (02) 9881 5999
Fax: (02) 9261 3505
Email: mail@unionsnsw.org.au

Dear Mark

Please examine attached documents below like Taxi Driver Entitlement under the Law, The NSW TWU’s Crime against Taxi Drivers and Labor Party Leaders and Lawyers Unlawful Behavior for this time. The leadership of the NSW TWU has been compromising bailee taxi drivers’ welfare and safety since 1979 and as a result the taxi drivers are voting with their feet. The sad part is even to day, the NSW TWU is acting against us at every available opportunity.

I wonder is it possible to bring some sense out of the NSW TWU leaderships who think the labour movements are their captives and they can molest them all of the time?
I have had enough of them.

With thanks

Sincerely Yours



Faruque Ahmed
Saturday, December 27, 2008



Taxi Driver Entitlement under the Law

TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA
(NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH)
388 -390 SUSSEX STREET SYDENY 2000
E McBEATTY –Secretary Treasurer

SYDNEY: 2124A77
NEWCASTLE SUB-BRANCH: 69 3645 69 3845
SOUUTH COAST SUB- BRANCH: WOLL 291753

18th December, 1979

Mr. R, Kermode,
Secretary,
Metropolitan Taxi Council
48 Oxford Street
PADDINGTON - 2021

Dear Mr. Kermode,

Since 1974, the Taxi Section of this Union has unsuccessfully attempted, to achieve, a new Taxi Drivers (State) Award to replace the current award made on the 8th March 1972 (1851G1413).We did not file a formal claim, but sought to negotiate before taking legal action. Without attempting, to apportion blame for the lack of success, we can at least agree that the efforts on both sides to resolve our differences failed to achieve any worthwhile results.

Accordingly, the Union decided to await the foreshadowed amendments to the N.S.W. Industrial Arbitration Act to establish tribunals empowered to arbitrate on the rates and conditions for Taxi Drivers.

These historic changes become legally effective by Proclamation on the 30th November, 1979.

As a result thereof, we are now seeking to obtain (preferably by consent) a Contract Determination under section 91K and/or a section 91H Agreement to cover Taxi Drivers: To this end, and consistent with our policy of fully exploring the Conciliation process before resorting to Arbitration, we have attached here to a Claim for discussion with your organization at a series of Conferences which we seek to commence as soon as possible.

We would appreciate your advice as to a suitable date for holding the first of such negotiations.

Yours Sincerely

T. Heir
Organiser
(Note: A copy of the Claim prepared by our Delegates is attached hereto).


TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA
(NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH)
388 -390 SUSSEX STREET SYDENY 2000
E McBEATTY –Secretary Treasurer

SYDNEY: 2124A77
NEWCASTLE SUB-BRANCH: 69 3645 69 3845
SOUUTH COAST SUB- BRANCH: WOLL 291753

T.W.U. CLAIM Re: TAXI DRIVERS STATE) CONTRACT DETERMINATION, (DECEMBER 1979

1. Minimum Rate of Commission:
Drivers shall be paid a minimum rate of commission, expressed as sixty per cent 60% of the chargeable fares earned.
2. Sick Leave.
Each driver shall be entitled during the -first year of the contract to
five(5)days sick leave and-to eight (8) days paid sick leave annually during
the second and subsequent years. Such payment shall be based on the drivers "average earnings" assessed over the week preceding such absence.
The rights under this clause shall accumulate from year to year, so that any part of the leave entitlement which has no been allowed in any one year may be claimed, and paid for, in a subsequent year of continued contract.
3. Annual Leave.
(a) Drivers shall be entitled to take four (4) weeks paid annual leave for each year of contract.
For the purpose of this clause, the driver shall be paid and, treated as though he was an employee covered by. the N.S.W. Annual Holidays Act, 1944.
(b) In the case of "Night Drivers", their entitlement under this clause shall be based on an annual leave period applicable of (5) weeks per year of contract in lieu of the four (4)weeks for ordinary drivers. At the time of his entering a perk of annual leave as above provided, each driver shall receive a "Loading'--of 25% extra, based on the annual leave payment due.
4. Long Service heave.
Drivers shall receive all benefits due to employees under the N.S.W. Long Service Act, 1955.
5. Public Holidays.
Each driver shall be entitled to absent himself on all public holidays without loss of pay. He shall be paid his "average earnings (based on the preceding weeks commission) for each such days of absence.
Where a driver works on a public holiday, he shall be paid his "average earnings"
(as above defined) plus $30.00.
6. Receipts for Payment.
Drivers shall receive receipts for all payments made to Bailors (Owners)and Taxi Co-operatives.
7. Air Conditioning.
All taxis shall be suitably air-conditioned without the driver incurring any expense or payment therefor.
8. Guaranteed Earnings.
A driver commencing work on any day shall receive guaranteed minimum earnings of at least thirty dollars (30.00) for that day.


The NSW TWU’s Crime against Taxi Drivers

Taxi Industry Services Association of NSW

volume 29, No 4, March 1984 issue editorial, "we (the T.C. and NTIA) were placed in a position of being forced to a Determination rather than altering the previous Agreement because of a handful of owners who would not observe some aspects of that Agreement". In plain English the bailors continued their lawless ways despite getting their bailor/bailee relationship between owners and NOSETDs.

2.9.1. The Path to the new Determination went like this: after 1981 the bailors had to come up with new ways of carrying on their prel980 activities within the bailor/bailee system. So the fixed pay-in system made it's first appearance. The position in negotiations was reached when the bailors refused to agree to anything unless the TWIT agreed to include fixed pay-ins in the new Contract Determination, The TWU, it's delegates, it's members and all taxi drivers refused to agree. The stalemate continued for nearly 12 months! The following events occurred and I make no comment on them, nor do I infer anything by them -
(i) One of the NOSETD delegates of the TWU, who helped to prepare the TWU's case
turned up at the hearing as a witness for the bailors. Subsequently he became a
"plate holder" and was elected to the Taxi Council board.
(ii)
The Secretary of the TWIT Mr. E. McBeaty died in a boating accident.
(iii) The new secretary of the TWU Mr. H. F. Quinn ordered their legal representatives to agree to the bailers terms, fixed pay-ins and to wind up the case. They did so.
(iv) The Contract Determination 1984 came into effect 22.2.84.

2.9.2. The fact that fixed pay-ins got into the CD84, contrary to:
(i) All past practices,
(ii) All past recommendations of inquiries into the taxi industry,
(iii) All members of the TWU opposing it,
(iv) All taxi drivers opposing it
(v) The Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 to 1968 giving jurisdiction to the Commission to grant pay-ins only as a percentage of meter takings.
I leave for the Commissioner to ponder over and comment on.

2,9.3 The council representing the bailors was Mr. Callaghan. But it must be brought to the review's attention that Mr. R. Kermode played such an integral part of these proceedings that the Deputy President McMahon decided to
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NOTES:
1. Refer Annexure “B” P153. 3. Refer Annexure "B" P125.
2. ,, ,, “A” 89 4. ,, ,, I.R.A.40-68 Sec. 91K.




Faruque Ahmed
P.O. Box – 349, Alexandria - 2015
Mobile: 041 091 4118

Director General
Attorney General's Department of NSW
Parramatta Justice Precinct
160 Marsden St
Parramatta NSW 2124

DX 1227
Sydney NSW 2001

Phone: 02 8688 7777 or 1800 684 449
Fax: 02 8688 7980
Website: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au


Subject: Labor Party Leaders and Lawyers Unlawful Behavior



Dear Sir/Madam

According to the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination, the bailor is solely responsible for fuel and wash costs for the taxi. However the Taxi Industry Association (NSW TIA) made an application at the NSW IRC in NSW IRC Matter No 2383 of 1993 to pass the responsibility for fuel and wash costs to bailee drivers.

The NSW Transport Workers Union who is supposed to represent the taxi drivers said during the proceedings via their lawyer, Adam Hatcher, "we reserve the right to oppose at a later date" and the TWU allowed to have passed a change to the Determination by transferring the cost of fuel and wash to those bailee drivers, contrary to Case and Statute Law.

The good CC Connor who heard the matter mentioned above found the opportunity and then he keenly passed the responsibility of gas and wash to the bailee taxi drivers without any compensation whatsoever to them. He did so despite strenuous objections made to him by myself and other drivers.

The net impact is the weaker party in the chain is carrying the burden while taxi bosses and non active plate investors etc. are laughing all the way to the bank contrary to the public and workers interest. Not long after the TWU lawyer Adam Hatcher found a chamber at the higher end of the town and became a Barrister! The then NSW TWU boss (Secretary) Steve Hutchins became the president of the NSW Labor Party and eventually a Senator after gaining the number one or first selection on the Senate ballot paper.

For your kind information I am appending some interesting discussions amongst taxi industry activists below.

I therefore would like to request you to open an investigation on why at the time and even to this day:
1. NSW TWU leaders and their then lawyer ignored bailee taxi drivers requests?
2. NSW TWU leaders and their then lawyer compromised bailee taxi drivers welfare and interest?
3. NSW TWU leaders and their then lawyer conspired to wrongfully manipulate the Granville Strike mentioned above?
4. NSW TWU leaders and their then lawyer frog marched mock members (from the Granville strike and many of whom confessed the illegalities and wrongful actions to me later) to the NSW IRC mentioned above to misrepresent bailee drivers in general?
5. NSW TWU leaders and their then lawyer never made any application to oppose the unlawful arrangement of the payment for fuel and wash as they promised to CC Connor in NSW IRC Matter No 2383 of 1993?
6. Did the NSW TWU leaders and lawyer obtain any benefit out of such a compromise?
7. Why did CC Connor allowe this ugly and blatant deal to go ahead without any examination?
8. Did CC Connor gain any benefit for his action and inaction in taxi matters in front of him?
9. Why did CC Connor refuse to accept a labor component in his decision?

With thanks

Sincerely Yours




Faruque Ahmed




Ghost and Gas – No Conspiracies




According to the law of the land, the bailor is responsible for fuel and wash.

However, at the Industrial Relations Commission the "taxi mafia" made an application to pass the responsibility of fuel and wash to the bailees without any compensation whatsoever.

Further to ICAC Submission, long long ago; a "phantom strike" was called at Granville Taxi Base, Sydney, NSW of the `lucky country'! The TWU trouble shooter named Robert Mayell who used to work around the adjacent area quickly went over there and negotiated a settlement! The `Pay-in' went down by five dollars!!

The following day, a number of taxi drivers were frog marched behind the "messiah" Robert Mayell at the Industrial Commission in front of CC Connor (NSW IRC Matter No 2383 of 1993).

No one is suggesting any conspiracy here! Poor Faruque and a few taxi drivers busted in anger and confronted the "messiah" Robert Mayell and the Transport Workers Union lawyer Adam Hatcher. During that time those new taxi drivers of Granville asked Faruque to be quiet and follow Meyall. Faruque told them, "I do not know who you are and I have not seen you in any of TWU meetings earlier – who are you people and what is the game going on here"?

Later many of these people confessed to Faruque and others that they were not even members of the TWU, many of them were not financial members of the union and the taxi bosses encouraged them to join in the TWU!

During the proceedings, the TWU lawyer said to CC Connor, "we reserve the right to oppose at a later date".

The good CC Connor found the opportunity and then he keenly passed the responsibility of gas and wash to the bailees without any compensation whatsoever. He did so despite strenuous objections made to him by Faruque and other drivers.

The decision by CC Connor did not change the bailor/bailee remuneration principle or law, but he made a decision which was not opposed by the parties.
A few weeks later the LPG price jumped from $A0.20-$A0.30/L to $A0.50-$A0.60/L.

An application was made to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on a different ground. After a futile exercise, the price went down for a while.

Today, who is increasing the LPG price and on what basis no one knows or cares. The net impact is the weaker party in the chain is carrying the burden while "taxi mafia" is laughing all the way to the bank. The TWU lawyer Adam Hatcher found a chamber at the higher end of the town and become a BARRISTER! The good union boss Steve Hutchins became the president of the NSW Labor Party and eventually a number one ticket SENATOR from NSW.

Taxi drivers made an appeal to the Full Bench.

After a long and costly exercise, we found out that only the TWU have the right to represent taxi drivers at the Industrial Commission! During that hearing the rights and wrongs of the actual case were not discussed.

That means, in reality the court said the TWU can do whatever they like and they can ignore their own taxi driver members all together or their welfare! They are virtually not answerable to anyone. The union bosses do not have to follow justice, fairness, courtesy or common sense! Since then the union removed a few bi-laws of their own constitution i.e. they don't have to advance the well being of their own members". The law is same today.

Whether we drivers like it or not, even if the TWU got any taxi driver members or not they will decide the bailee taxi drivers working conditions. No matter, how sad, immoral and unlawful they are.

Faruque and others used to expose them in the media. However, the union bosses used to make attempts to trap taxi drivers and block them from the media, parliament, etc. etc. Some of the documents are very revealing.

I say, the most tragic thing of my life is that knowing and dealing with the NSW Transport Workers Union.


Thursday, December 20, 2007



Ted Hirsch wrote:

From memory, about 4-5 weeks ago gas rose to a minimum 55/ litre and up to 70/litre.After cabbies got used to the shock, then a week or two ago it rose to minimum 65/litre and up to 75/litre.Did you say price gouging, Brian? Tut, tut. But Yes, getting our Media Manager onto it sounds worthwhile!

On Wed 19Dec07 in the SMH, Gordon Samuels announced that the ACCC inquiry had NOT found any evidence of petrol price collusion. And Coles and Woolies dockets were cleared from accusations of higher shelf prices. Independent servos disappearing was is part of a long term trend, although they are hotly contesting this finding (self interest obviously). It is proposed to introduce a daily petrol price information scheme, popular in WA and which has reduced volatile price changes to once per day. By 4pm the next day's price is shown on the computer. No mention of gas prices or gouging by the ACCC, of course.Our in house historian

Mr. Ahmed, tells of an IRC "temporary decision" some years ago which, thanks to the TWU made drivers pay for fuel, whereas previously Bailors paid (or bailors/ bailees split the costs?).

Faruque reckons taking this to the IRC for review is too difficult and costly. He reckons Parliament, somehow. Any specific advice, Faruque? Ernie suggest IPART gives us a handout for fuel price increases. That's the easiest approach, no doubt, albeit in June/July from memory and a massive amount of work if we do the full Monty! (Should IPART be added to our Calendar?) (BTW, why are radio jobs so poorly returned, Ernie?


Cheers to all.
Ted



Ernie Mollenhauer wrote:

As bus fares have just been increased, their explanation being increased costs, I reckon there are more than reasonable grounds to pester IPART for an increase in taxi fares. The other string in the bow would be the currently poor responses to radio booking which are now even less attractive than before. Is there support for a claim, (seeking to leave the meters alone) for an increase in the radio booking fee to say $3 so they can knock us back to $2?

Ernie



On 19/12/2007, Brian Ridge <> wrote:


To the committee, Last night while filling my cab with gas at the Legion base at 65.9 cents per litre another driver told me he had narrowly avoided paying 74.9 at Crows Nest, and he estimated that it was costing him about $100 a week extra. My recollection is that when the fare rates were increased back about July the cost of gas rose from about 48 to 52 cents per litre. If my memory is correct that equates to about a 40% rise in less than 6 months. The term "price gouging" springs to mind. I am wondering whether the NSWTDA could do a bit of probing and perhaps create a bit of noise so that these prices are justified.

Brian

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