A dispute between the NSW government and rail unions risks blowing out the cost of a Sydney Harbour metro line and delaying the project by six months | Mattonews Rabe9
A prolonged dispute between the NSW government and rail unions risks blowing out the cost of a new metro rail line under Sydney Harbour by hundreds of millions of dollars and delaying the mega project by another six months.in the Fair Work Commission after negotiations with rail workers again broke down over the weekend amid warnings of further industrial action this week.
Commuters on the state’s transport network have faced delays and cancellations to services due to ongoing industrial action by rail union workers. The government’s move to halt industrial action could also result in two senior ministers being called back from their holidays into the commission to give evidence.Unions NSW deputy secretary Thomas Costa said he expected both Transport Minister David Elliott and Employee Relations Minister Damien Tudehope would be required to give evidence before Fair Work.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said rail workers’ insistence on continuing industrial action after the government made concessions to union demands to modify the new intercity trains was proof that their strategies were politically motivated.
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