An industrial dispute is threatening to disrupt Sydney's rail network on one of the busiest weekends of the year, just days before the closure of the T3 Bankstown line.
An industrial dispute is threatening to disrupt Sydney's rail network on one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Transport Minister Jo Haylen said she had failed to reach an agreement with the union during negotiations late last night.Protected industrial action has been underway for about a week, but the effect is expected to worsen, with RTBU members refusing to accept variations to their work patterns as of yesterday.Some relate to the conversion of the T3 Bankstown line for driverless Sydney Metro trains, which the union has long opposed.
"When you tap on and off your Opal card, that is only less than a quarter of the cost of running transport services," she said. "That fencing also has technology attached to it to understand if anything is touching or climbing on that fence, and that does automatically slow or stop the trains."The government needs the RTBU's help to shut down the Bankstown line, ahead of the planned 12-month conversion to the metro.If the government fails to reach an agreement with the union, delays will cost taxpayers $100 million a month, Ms Haylen said.
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