Sydney train disruptions expected despite urgent talks between union, ministers

Sydney train disruptions expected despite urgent talks between union, ministers | mattonews

Ministers David Elliott and Damien Tudehope met union officials in a hastily arranged meeting late on Friday after a key meeting scheduled for Friday morning was cancelled.

The latest breakdown in negotiations comes after Sydney’s entire rail network was shut down on February 21, sparking days of transport chaos.The rail union will push ahead with planned industrial action across Sydney’s train network next week despite the NSW government’s latest offer to resolve a standoff between the two sides over the safety of the state’s new $2.88 billion intercity train fleet.

“The sticking point for us is and always will be the safety of the rail network,” he said. “And unfortunately, what they’ve done is they’ve offered us a bribe to run the new intercity fleet the way it is without modifications.”

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