The NSW government is pushing the rail union to compromise on safety as well as to agree to a cut in wages. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The New South Wales Rail, Tram and Bus Union聽is continuing to take industrial action over concerns regarding passenger safety and members' jobs,聽Jim McIlroy writes.
The聽Rail, Tram and Bus Union is calling for a quota on Australian-built infrastructure to put commuter and workers' safety first. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Combined Rail Unions and the Rail, Tram & Bus Union聽are continuing protected industrial action in New South Wales as negotiations for a new NSW Trains and Sydney Trains Enterprise Agreement聽break down.聽Jean Dor reports.
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association voted overwhelmingly against the New South Wales government鈥檚 public sector聽wage聽freeze聽at its annual conference, reports Jim McIlroy.
As the NSW Coalition government continues to lurch between a growing number of transport-related crises, a number of pro-public transport groups and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) are busy organising a 鈥淔ix NSW Transport鈥 rally on February 17 in Sydney鈥檚 CBD.
The rally is a bold attempt to unite many transport-related campaigns across NSW and ensure that public transport remains a major election issue.
Even though the NSW government convinced Fair Work deputy commissioner, Jonathan Hamberger on January 25 that the Rail Tram and Bus Union鈥檚 (RBTU) overtime ban and proposed 24-hour strike should be suspended, Sydney鈥檚 hard-pressed commuters continue to support railway workers鈥 demand for an agreement that does not mean drivers have to work overtime to take home a fair wage.
Railway workers want a wage rise of 6% a year over the next four years to bring them in line with wages for drivers in other states.