The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union to get “off the picket line and round the negotiating table,” while the RMT has blamed the government as a 48-hour train strike crippled services up and down the country. Half of Britain’s railway lines were not operating on Tuesday, which…
UK Government and Rail Union Blame Each Other as Passengers Hit by Another Train Strike
Rail Strikes to End as New South Wales Govt Makes Deal
The New South Wales (NSW) government has finally carved out a deal with the rail union to modify a fleet of trains after months of bitter negotiation and industrial action. “Today, we have put the people of Sydney first,” Premier Dominic Perrottet said in a joint statement issued late on Friday with Finance Minister Damien…
Unions to Shut Off Electric Gates at Sydney’s Train Station Amidst Prolonged Dispute
The drawn-out dispute between rail unions and the New South Wales (NSW) government has again intensified as the union moves to switch off all electronic gates across Sydney’s train stations for one week. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) announced at the Fair Work Commission that it will deactivate the Opal readers starting on Sep….
Commuters Will Have Reduced Train Services as Rail Workers Strike
New South Wales (NSW) train commuters are being advised to work from home or find another way to get to work as industrial action impacts services again. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has been taking escalating industrial action throughout August. Workers are going on six-hour strikes based on the area where they typically work,…
More Industrial Action to Cause Extensive Train Delays in New South Wales
July 3, 2022
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New South Wales commuters are likely to face extensive delays in their train services the coming Wednesday and Friday as the transport union threatens further strike action, which has been criticised by the government as being “politically motivated.” Up to 75 percent of peak-hour rail services have been reduced later this week after the NSW…
NSW Teachers Protests Over Pay, Condition as Transport Strike Continues
Thousands of teachers from New South Wales (NSW) public and Catholic schools have taken to the streets of Sydney in a joint strike to urge the government to improve pay and condition. It is the third time the teachers walked off their jobs in six months, and the first time in 25 years that the…
UK Train Strike Comes Amid Push for More Automated Workforce
Network Rail says “trade union intransigence” is blocking the modernisation of the railways and says the 1,850 job losses it is proposing could be managed through early retirements. A three-day national train strike by the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) trade union is causing chaos for commuters, and much of the country…
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