The state government gave the nod to more than just running 24-hour trains this weekend to progress a deal with unions.
The regional arm of NSW’s railways is set to be folded into a single passenger train operator as part of concessions the government made during high-stakes talks with unions to avert a shutdown of Sydney’s rail network.
Rail, Tram and Bus Union state secretary Toby Warnes said abolishing NSW TrainLink would remove the duplication in two agencies running the state’s railways, and save money as the two sides seek cost savings and productivity improvements. Workers would be entitled to the same pay and conditions as they had in the public sector if their jobs were outsourced to a private company.An application for a multi-enterprise agreement is already before the industrial umpire, and now needs the government to consent to it. The Fair Work Commission will then consider the merits of the application and whether the two sides can legally negotiate it.
It is a sign of the concessions made on Thursday during last-ditch negotiations which averted a shutdown of Sydney’s rail network by the government agreeing to run 24-hour trains this weekend in return for the RTBU not applying work bans. The crisis negotiations involved Premier Chris Minns, Transport Minister Jo Haylen and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey.
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