The NSW Government has also agreed to have the Combined Rail Union’s wage claims arbitrated by the Fair Work Commission
NSW rail workers will receive a $4500 bonus payment as part of a new deal brokered by the Perrottet government in a bid to end the long-running dispute, which has wrought chaos across the state’s train network.
“And then on Wednesday we had the nurses’ strike and a rally in Martin Place, and almost immediately there was a shift from the government not just in terms of wages, but they also threw in a $4500 top-up payment which is a lot higher than the $3000 given to the rest of the sector.
The premier intervened in the dispute on November 17 when he met NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union secretary Alex Claassens and made no secret of his desire to end the industrial action, which has dragged on for more than a year. “It’s not like we walked in there and the government said ‘We need this done today’, but they did just start saying yes to things,” Mr Costa said.
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