ANALYSIS: This isn’t a routine strike. The short-term consequences are already serious and the longer-term effects could be greater.
Many have stayed at home. Others have endured long waits on train platforms. Some have switched to crowded roads and expensive car parks. The disruption is the talk of the city.
to the NSW Coalition. The longer-term effects could be greater: unnecessary costs built in to public transport, bigger budget deficits and a change in government. He also threatened pay cuts if there are more strikes, by cancelling a workplace agreement that pays more than the awards. “This ends today,” he said.“We have no intention of stopping our protected industrial action and the premier shouldn’t be surprised if more industrial action is called next week,” NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union secretary Alex Claassens said on Friday morning.The unions asked the Fair Work Commission to compel the government to continue bargaining.
. Bans have been placed on foreign-built trains that have travelled safely on the Sydney network for years.
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