Sydney’s Train Strike Has Been Blocked By The Fair Work Commission [Updated]

3 responses to “Sydney’s Train Strike Has Been Blocked By The Fair Work Commission [Updated]”

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   corvus

   January 25, 2018

   ‘Fair’ work commission my ass.
   
   ‘the strike would endanger the thousands of people who use the network to commute to work and to school. It would also, he said, cause significant damage to the economy.’

   What the fuck is the point of a strike if it doesn’t carry any weight? How about PAY THESE PEOPLE ADEQUATELY or people’s lives and the economy won’t be disrupted?
   The FWC isn’t in a position to be making demands here, because luckily, rail workers still have a strong and supportive union to look out for their rights.

   If there was any proof that the FWC is stacked with corporatist, conservative ‘trickle-down’ zealots, this is it. They don’t give two shits about ‘fair’ work.

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      juststu82

      January 25, 2018

      FWC recently destroyed a decades-old EBA at ?Murdoch? University, reverting all fought for sections of the agreement that spent years being cultivated over many years, back to national substandard award conditions and stripping the union and staff of all power. FWC is no independent and has shown that it has an agenda. This is not a surprise at all.

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         corvus

         January 25, 2018

         Wow, I didn’t even know that. What filthy grubs they are.

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2. 

   Skibby

   January 25, 2018

   The FWC can’t force the drivers to work overtime though?

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3. 

   Airwrecka

   January 25, 2018

   I work for NSW government. All of us (including NSW train workers) get a 2.5% pay increase every year – which is a pretty sweet deal. It was very unlikely that the government would have agreed to 6% pay increase over 4 years as that would set the precedent for the rest of the state.

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