Fair Work Commission today with Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains
Today your EA delegates attended the Fair Work Commission to participate in conciliation ordered by the Full Bench last week. The day was spent working through and informing the Commission what each […] Read more
FWC Outcome
Dear members, There’s no question that the decision in the Fair Work Commission last night was disappointing. We argued against a long ‘cooling off period’ because history tells us that unless we’re […] Read more
Result of the s.425 application to suspend industrial action
This afternoon, the Fair Work Commission granted a suspension of our industrial action until 1 July 2025 – nominally, to enable the parties to finalise negotiations. This means all actions – including […] Read more
Updates on the events of today
Dear Members, After a significant win in the Fair Work Commission over the weekend with a decision that there actually was no “sick out”, we were scheduled to be in the Commission […] Read more
Negotiations fall over at the final hurdle
Unfortunately, tonight the negotiations with the Government failed to achieve an agreement. We were extremely close to getting an agreement, but Transport for NSW once again decided to stick its nose in […] Read more
48 hours to land the deal
Dear Members, This afternoon, we met with the Transport Minister and Treasurer. The meeting was to discuss the impact of the s.471 letters and brief the Treasurer alongside the new Transport Minister […] Read more
Government & Media Blame Game – The Real Story Behind the Network Meltdown
Between 15-17 January 2025, government ministers and anti-union media outlets wasted no time pointing the finger at us for the chaos that unfolded across the rail network. But let’s be clear – […] Read more
New Minister, new action and other forms of pressure – it’s time to get this bargain done
This afternoon, as you will have no doubt seen, Transport Minister Jo Haylen resigned after a series of revelations regarding the use of government vehicles for personal trips. In the midst of […] Read more
Enterprise Agreement Update
30 January 2025 Dear Members, A quick update on the continued fight for a replacement Enterprise Agreement that properly recognises the hard work of members at Sydney and NSW Trains. While it […] Read more
Today’s 424 hearing result and the raw facts about our counter-offer
This morning, we saw off another anti-worker attempt by the NSW Government to terminate our industrial action. We had to withdraw some of our industrial action in order to ensure that their […] Read more
Good Faith Bargaining Order Application Filed
17 January 2025 It was a disappointing night tonight with the Fair Work Commission ordering a suspension of our industrial action. Not because of any real reason about the industrial action itself, […] Read more
Industrial Action Suspended by FWC
16 January 2025 Dear Members, As members would know, the NSW Government filed a Section 424 application seeking to suspend or terminate our industrial action. A directions hearing was convened at 5.30 […] Read more