Commuters are braced for a week of transport chaos after the trade union of the railway workers has won its last case against the NSW government.
Sydney's train trains can show little similarity with reality, with cancellations and delays expected after the victory of the Rail, Tram and Busunie at the Fair Work Commission.
On Friday, commuters were confronted with a horror trip home after 95.3 percent of the train services were either canceled or delayed after half of the timetable train drivers and guards who did not come for work.
More than 570 drivers did not stand up for work that day, which led to mass cancellations and hour after hour of delays.
The state government, led by Prime Minister Chris Minns, tried to block further industrial action after the damage caused by trains that did not ride or are seriously delayed on Friday.
The NSW government argued that the massive absence was coordinated by the Union, pointing to messages sent by some RBTU representatives, including one who told train drivers to 'be up'.
But the FWC discovered that trade union officers 'had left the decision to participate, to be present … or not to be present at all, to the employees themselves'.
The ruling came when the trade union continued its long -term battle with the state government with a 32 percent question increase.
Commuters are braced for a week of transport chaos after the Rail Workers' Union has won her last case against the NSW government
An SMS message sent to some RBTU members, train drivers told to 'be up the network' (the message is shown)
Sydney Trains CEO Matt Longland said that more delays are expected on Monday and commuters have been warned to invoice this in their travel plans.
“We will continue to see unpredictable delays and cancellations from day to day, depending on the amount of absence of train teams,” he said.
“Plan ahead, think of other transport methods if you have to travel through Sydney on Monday.”
Longland said that around 500 services were delayed or canceled on Saturday, which was an improvement compared to the massive cancellations of Friday.
About 260 train crew members who were planned were reportedly out of service on Sunday.
Acting NSW -Minister of Transport John Graham said that the government will submit another application to the FWC on Wednesday.
Negotiations between the trade union and the state government have been demolished over a requirement for a registration bonus of $ 4,500 for each railway provider.
“We can't sign an empty check to arrange this dispute,” said Mr Graham. 'We have to arrange this fairly.
“The government will work to protect consumers, we are willing to go back to the committee.”
Mr Graham, who took over the position less than two weeks ago after his predecessor Jo Haylen resigned over a cost scandal, said that the government hoped to stop the industrial action within a few days.
The state government (acting Minister of Transport John Graham is depicted), tried to block further industrial action after the destruction caused by trains that did not run or are seriously delayed
On Friday, commuters were confronted with a horror trip home after 90 percent of the train services were canceled
He said the negotiations had been going on for 10 months. The government vision is that it is time to stop that industrial action (due to) the impact it has on commuters and companies.
'This dispute in the course of time was about a number of things – at one point it was about running trains 24 hours a day, at another point it was about free rates, now it is about a bonus of $ 4,500 .
'We can't call and bubble here … There is no empty check. We cannot sign an empty check to arrange this dispute.
“If we did that, there would be another question and we would be back here in six months.”
NSW Secretary of Transport Josh Murray said there are no guarantees that the rail network will not sharpen on Monday.
“We want to apologize to commuters in Sydney,” he said.
“Sunday evening can be difficult enough, without thinking about the uncertainty about how you will work and how long it will take.”
RBTU State Secretary Toby Warnes offered no comfort to those who wondered how they went to work on Monday and say that the train network could be a 'comparable situation such as Friday' that blamed the trade union for 'Lockout reports'.
“We don't know if these 5,000 Lockout communities will stay in place,” he said.
'The nature of these lockout knowledge stations says that if you come to work and you are found slowly, which is our original ban, you lose a whole day wage.
“So our members are currently in a hard position and opt for a day or a day or not at all at all … We saw 600 people on Friday made the last choice.”
Warnes said that the prospects for the coming week are 'unpredictable'.
