Sydney rail unions have temporarily suspended their industrial action, which threatened to disrupt the city's rail network. The unions pledged not to pursue further disruptions after a Fair Work Commission hearing regarding the NSW government's bid to terminate the ongoing industrial action. The government argued that the previous actions, including reduced train speeds and work bans, negatively impacted the NSW economy. While the government expressed satisfaction with the unions' withdrawal, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) only agreed to suspend its action until March 31st, leaving the potential for future stoppages.
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union and several other unions have withdrawn industrial action that threatens to disrupt Sydney ’s rail network and given commitments they will not pursue them again.
A government spokesperson confirmed the unions had withdrawn all notified industrial action – apart from actions such as wearing union badges – and had it noted by Fair Work that they would not pursue these actions again.However, the spokesperson said the Electrical Trades Union had undertaken only to not pursue their action until March 31, which meant notified hourly stoppages could still go ahead.
However, lawyer Jamie Darams, who represented Sydney Trains, said the ETU had not withdrawn partial work bans, which had been notified about January 14, and the government was proceeding with the case.He noted that a locking ban by the ETU had prevented maintenance on critical rail infrastructure last week, which resulted in significant delays across Sydney’s rail network.
“Hopefully the government comes back to the bargaining table if it does lose the case today, and we get the deal done even before there is even a mention of any further industrial action.”suspending protected industrial action pending the full hearing this week into whether work bans were damaging the economy.
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