Major disruptions for Sydney rail network as unions push ahead with action | rabe9 Mattonews
to union calls to modify a multibillion-dollar intercity train fleet to address safety concerns, at a cost of $260 million.
Elliott said he would not sign a deed formally agreeing to the fleet modifications without a broader deal on the overall enterprise agreement. The escalating action comes after tens of thousands of public and Catholic school teachers walked off the job on Thursday in their first joint strike in decades. The state’s nurses and midwives also went on strike on Tuesday.
However, Claassens said the union would need “two to three days” to respond properly to the offer because of the complexity of the offer. The government has offered rail workers a one-off payment of $3185 and a 3 per cent wage rise in the first year, followed by 3.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent.
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