Train strike Sydney

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Commuters face 14 hours of travel chaos (NEWS.com.au)

Sydney commuters will face another day of frustration as workers strike over safety conditions and services are disrupted for up to 14 hours.

A strike on August 17 will impact Sydney’s inner west and regional areas. Newcastle, Penrith and western NSW will be hit with a strike on August 23, and areas across Sydney’s CBD will be affected on August 25. Transport for NSW said late on Tuesday it was working on a plan to possibly run services on the line hourly with limited stops.

Major Sydney train line suspended on Wednesday amid union strike (7NEWS.com.au)

About 70000 commuters are without their normal public transport after lines were suspended in response to a union's partial strike action.

Transport for NSW said late on Tuesday it was working with the union on a potential plan to possibly run services on the line hourly with limited stops. He said the union action was designed so that services could continue, and they intended for it to cause headaches for management and the government, not commuters. “To ensure the safety of our customers, staff, and network overall, trains will need to be taken back to stabling yards and depots before the industrial action starts,” he said on Tuesday.

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Sydney Trains strike on T4 Eastern and Illawarra and South Coast ... (Daily Mail)

Commuter chaos strikes Sydney as THOUSANDS of train workers go on strike - here are the routes that are impacted · Train services cancelled on the same day HSC ...

longer journey times, and changes to stopping patterns across the network,' Sydney Trains says. Train services won't run on the T4 Eastern and Illawarra line and South Coast lines between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday (pictured passengers at Central Station) Services will not run on the T4 Eastern and Illawarra line and South Coast lines between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday due to industrial action.

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Strike prompts shut down of major Sydney rail line for six hours on ... (Sky News Australia)

The T4 Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra and South Coast line will be out of service from 10am, but Transport NSW has warned commuters may experience disruptions as ...

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Sydney's commuters face more train delays as standoff continues (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Sydney's commuters are being warned to expect major delays on Wednesday as the state's train operators prepare to shut down key rail lines between central ...

However, the government wants both the train fleet modifications and a new enterprise agreement completed together. The lines connect Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east to Bomaderry, south of Wollongong. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the operators planned to provide limited rail services on the lines during the industrial action, but the Rail Tram and Bus Union was “unable to provide guarantees about staffing and operational arrangements”.

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NSW train lines suspended as union strikes (Goulburn Post)

NSW train commuters are being affected by targeted strikes, with some services cancelled as the rail union continues...

In February, the government suspended trains in response to union action and claimed it was the result of a strike, which the RTBU said it was not taking. The decision to suspend trains was made while Mr Elliott was asleep and he said he found out about it in a newspaper when he woke. "It is shameful for the government to come here and try to twist and distort what is really going on," he said. Labor's Mark Buttigieg said the government was trying to conjoin the changes to the trains with the negotiations for a new enterprise agreement and make the signing of one contingent on the other. "The NSW government is choosing not to run the services." The union is calling on the government to allow trains to run, blaming Transport for NSW for suspending services.

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NSW train lines suspended as union strikes (The Canberra Times)

NSW train commuters are being affected by targeted strikes, with some services cancelled as the rail union continues...

In February, the government suspended trains in response to union action and claimed it was the result of a strike, which the RTBU said it was not taking. The decision to suspend trains was made while Mr Elliott was asleep and he said he found out about it in a newspaper when he woke. "It is shameful for the government to come here and try to twist and distort what is really going on," he said. Labor's Mark Buttigieg said the government was trying to conjoin the changes to the trains with the negotiations for a new enterprise agreement and make the signing of one contingent on the other. "The NSW government is choosing not to run the services." The union is calling on the government to allow trains to run, blaming Transport for NSW for suspending services.

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Rail pain returns as services shut down in Sydney (9News)

Transport for New South Wales (TFNSW) said in a statement there would be "major disruptions" across the network on Wednesday, particularly to the T4 Eastern ...

The Rail, Train and Bus Union (RTBU) claims there has been an over-reaction from the government as the industrial action was purposefully designed to avoid peak hours. Longland said there were usually 70,000 commuters on the T4 train line on a usual Wednesday. From Kings Cross to Wollongong, the rolling campaign of rail strikes left commuters stranded and running late on Wednesday.

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Union call for suspended NSW trains to run (The Canberra Times)

NSW train commuters are being affected by targeted strikes, with some services cancelled as long running industrial action...

In February, the government suspended trains in response to union action and claimed it was the result of a strike, which the RTBU said it was not taking. The decision to suspend trains was made while Mr Elliott was asleep and he said he found out about it in a newspaper when he woke. "It is shameful for the government to come here and try to twist and distort what is really going on," he said. Labor's Mark Buttigieg said the government was trying to conjoin the changes to the trains with the negotiations for a new enterprise agreement and make the signing of one contingent on the other. "The NSW government is choosing not to run the services." The union is calling on the government to allow trains to run, blaming Transport for NSW for suspending services.

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NSW train lines suspended as union strikes (Illawarra Mercury)

NSW train commuters are being affected by targeted strikes, with some services cancelled as the rail union continues...

In February, the government suspended trains in response to union action and claimed it was the result of a strike, which the RTBU said it was not taking. The decision to suspend trains was made while Mr Elliott was asleep and he said he found out about it in a newspaper when he woke. "It is shameful for the government to come here and try to twist and distort what is really going on," he said. Labor's Mark Buttigieg said the government was trying to conjoin the changes to the trains with the negotiations for a new enterprise agreement and make the signing of one contingent on the other. "The NSW government is choosing not to run the services." The union is calling on the government to allow trains to run, blaming Transport for NSW for suspending services.

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