The Rail, Train, and Bus Union says that the Brisbane City Council are forcing bus drivers to work through the three-day lockdown or face getting stood down.
RTBU Assistant State Secretary Tom Brown says that two hundred and fifty bus drivers that are part of the union know at least six hundred other council workers who were sent home with full pay.
Councillor Ryan Murphy responds that all employees are essential workers and that sick bus drivers should seek to obtain a medical certificate or access leave.