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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan

Train strike dispute: NSW government threats won’t stop further disruptions, unions say

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet speaks to the media during a press conference
The NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, says the letter Tony Burke sent to the Fair Work Commission over the termination of rail worker agreements is ‘hardly a coincidence’. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Rail unions in New South Wales have warned the industrial strife that has plagued Sydney’s transport network could continue even if the government sought to terminate the enterprise agreement of thousands of rail workers.

Ahead of a Fair Work Commission hearing on Tuesday, a submission by the combined rail unions accuses the Coalition government of making a series of “abrupt reversals” on their position during protracted industrial bargaining, which has seen the city’s transport network plagued by delays and disruptions for months.

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