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Sydney Trains Industrial Action Paused Until Next Week (www.theguardian.com)

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Still a bit sus.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had heard this was happening. Probably relatively low risk for a lot of them, plenty of other private work around. Good on them for pushing back though.

The bus drivers in the ACT also took unprotected action last year. It was not as big of a news story. But it is definitely happening more often. I don't think any of them lost their jobs.

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104603964

If the Sydney government (aka NSW government) wants people to work for cheap in Sydney. Perhaps they should have focused on making it a more affordable place to live.

I wonder how quickly they would change tact if the rail drivers just took 1 week of unprotected industrial action. But for them, there is not as much private industry to switch to. They would have to be willing to work in another state in the event that the government fires them.