Rail unions to switch off Opal readers, costing NSW millions | Rabe9
The Opal reader machines on Sydney’s rail platforms will be completely turned off next week in the latest stage of an ongoing industrial dispute with the NSW government.
Industrial action on Sydney’s train network has caused delays and crowding at stations across the city.NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union secretary Alex Claassens said the new measures were targeted at the state government’s coffers without affecting commuters. “We want to put pressure on the government and senior bureaucrats, not the travelling public. We’re escalating that particular action, and it will continue indefinitely until there is an agreement with the government.”, the card readers on the machines were left on, which allowed people to pay their fares. The government last week said 90 per cent of commuters were continuing to tap on and off the network.
In documents filed to the Fair Work Commission last week, the NSW government estimated that the ongoing industrial actionThe unions launched legal action in the Fair Work Commission earlier this month in a bid to force the government back to the bargaining table after Premier Dominic PerrottetThe hearing on Wednesday will be pivotal to the reliability of Sydney’s rail network.
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