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Statement from the RTBU on industrial action and wage offer from the government

15 January 2025

The NSW Government needs to stop playing politics over the industrial dispute with the Combined Rail Union (CRU) and come back to the negotiating table.

It is clear that the government’s strategy is to drag this dispute out for longer than necessary in order to sway public opinion against the unions.

The government has continuously moved the goal posts during the negotiating process- from taking previously agreed to claims off the table, to making an offer that is no more than the wage cap in disguise.

The ball is in the government’s court. It can choose to take us down the legal avenue again and waste tens of thousands of dollars or they can meet with the union and finally put an end to this dispute.

The unions will not accept any offer that removes the safety clause valiantly fought for during the last enterprise agreement campaign, as it would jeopardise safety and leave commuters with inferior trains and services.

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