As garbage collectors continue to strike in Sydney, waste management firm Cleanaway could be hit with hefty fines for allegedly blocking union members from protesting.
In a Federal Court lawsuit filed last week, the NSW branch of the Transport Workers' Union is seeking maximum penalties of $125,000 against the firm which is in the middle of a protracted dispute over better pay and conditions.
As of Tuesday, around 35,000 bins were left uncollected around the City of Sydney as the strikes stretched into their second week.
