The city’s rail network could grind to a halt if thousands of Metro Trains workers follow through on a threat to take strike action as part of pay negotiations.
Melbourne’s rail network could grind to a halt if thousands of Metro Trains staff follow through on a threat to take strike action as part of pay negotiations.
RTBU secretary Vik Sharma said the union had already rejected two “subpar” offers from Metro and would not accept any deal that did not meet their demands for better conditions. Sharma said the key issues for workers were job security, increased workloads and staffing levels amid major rail upgrades, including new ticketing and signalling systems, and the opening of the new Metro Tunnel in 2025.
Melbourne’s trains carry around 450,000 passengers every day. The city narrowly avoided train strikes, but the RTBU’s tram driver members held a series of disruptive four-hour stoppages.
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