Important Update – NSW Government Escalates Action, Derailing Bargaining

This morning, CRU Officials were contacted by Sydney Trains’ lawyers with a demand to withdraw all industrial action – both current and planned – by 2 PM today. Failing this, the employers intend to take unions to the Federal Court of Australia, seeking an injunction through a contrived and legally questionable loophole in new legislation.

This underhanded tactic represents a dramatic and unprecedented escalation, echoing the methods employed by the former Liberal Government. Shockingly, it appears to have the full backing of the NSW Labor Government – a move that is appalling, disgraceful, and utterly unforgivable from a party claiming to support workers.

These actions come as a surprise, given that negotiations with the Premier’s Department and Treasury had been progressing reasonably well. For the Premier to publicly declare it’s “all too hard” and announce plans to take unions to court marks a dark and shameful day for the NSW Labor Party – a direct attack on all workers in this state.

RTBU and CRU officials will be in Court imminently tonight to defend against this unjust attack. We will provide updates to members as soon as more information becomes available.

For clarity: The reducing kilometres action set to recommence tomorrow will still proceed as planned unless an injunction is successful – we will inform members ASAP.

Stay tuned for further updates