Central Coast commuters are being left stranded on platforms today as a result of a large-scale industrial dispute between Transport for NSW and the Rail Tram and Bus Union over safety and conditions.
Transport for NSW said the threat of a snap strike, made last night by the RBTU, made it “impossible” to safely operate passenger services.
As a result transport management made the decision not to operate the network, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
However, RTBU NSW Secretary, Alex Claassens, said: “Workers were prepared to take protected industrial action, but only transport management would have noticed the impact, not commuters,” he said.
“The impact to services today is not because of workers’ actions but because the NSW Government is spitting the dummy and trying to make a point,” Claassens said.
more to come…
Union didnt threaten a strike
Drivers etc didnt even know about it until they arrived