The government will square off against rail union officials in the Fair Work Commission next Tuesday as the rail dispute grinds on
Commuters in Sydney face more disruption from industrial action as the rail union pushes back against a take-it-or-leave-it $1 billion deal on pay and conditions.
“The NSW government has always negotiated in good faith and made countless concessions to the unions throughout bargaining. In return, the government simply expects an end to the strikes.“The industrial boilover started on Wednesday when Premier Dominic Perrottet handed the union an ultimatum to take a wage deal to its members for a vote, or risk having the offer terminated. He also threatened to take ato union specifications off the table.
The premier said he would terminate the agreement if the union took any industrial action after it had conducted the vote. On Thursday, the government then told the union it would tear up the deal if all industrial action did not cease by 5pm on Friday. On Thursday night, the state’s chief union body, Unions NSW, applied to the Fair Work Commission to overturn the ultimatum and force the government to continue bargaining.
Mr Claassens, who was represented at the federal Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra on Thursday and Friday by federal RTBU secretary Mark Diamond, accused the government of making and retracting offers.
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