NSW rail workers agree to drop bans that would impact holiday services as government withdraws push to suspend industrial actionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations appear set to enter full swing after rail unions agreed to tone down industrial action that authorities had warned could force them to cancel public events.The New South Wales government had lodged an application at the Fair Work Commission to have the combined rail unions’ planned actions – which included limitations on the distances train crews could operate over the new year period – suspended on the grounds they would pose safety and economic risks on the evening of 31 December.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Elias Visontay and Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-12-24 00:06:10
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Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve as union and Minns government reach agreement
