Rail workers have pledged to immediately cease major industrial action that threatens to severely disrupt train services on New Year’s Eve if the state Labor government drops its legal case against them and offers free fares to commuters.

In a late-night peace offering to the government on Sunday, the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) said it would withdraw all industrial action apart from minor measures such as staff wearing union T-shirts while on the job.

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  • NaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.orgEnglish
    6·
    22 days ago

    Your pay rate is based on what the market will pay not some sort of CPI index that needs to be made up for every few years in negotiations with a union that go bad and hurt the public

    It’s almost like they’re trying to demonstrate their value by showing how severe the consequences of them not working are.

    • iktEnglish
      12·
      21 days ago

      they’re trying to demonstrate their value

      Right

      by showing how severe the consequences

      by pissing off the public (their main customer base) by making unreasonable demands?

      Just an hour after a Fair Work hearing started on Tuesday, unions dropped some of their major actions

      Wow nice work 👍

      https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ceasefire-in-rail-pay-dispute-saves-sydney-s-new-year-s-eve-20241224-p5l0hl.html

      The dumbest union strategy I’ve ever seen.

      The govt needs to stay firm and put this union back in its place.

      The union went all-in on a pair of 3’s and have lost credibility with its members for its promises, the government for the way it went about its business and the public for such outrageous wage demands.

      Sounds like it’s going really well for you :)