Rail, Bus and Tram Union Secretary Alex Claassens dismissed calls to cancel Thursday's train strike despite the NSW government agreeing to make changes to the state's intercity fleet.
Rail, Bus and Tram Union Secretary Alex Claassens on Thursday morning said it was too late to call off the strike as the union has a 48-hour approval process.
Stream more national news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 "We put a calendar out at the beginning of the month and just to remind people this is a battle we've been fighting for six years to try and get the government to agree to make these modifications to the train.
"So any chance of cancelling any sort of industrial action has to be done with at least 48 hours notice."NSW employee relations minister Damien Tudehope on Wednesday delivered a deed outlining the government's proposed modifications to the intercity train fleet - as he called on the union to give up on industrial action.