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NSW commuters have been told to plan their journeys ahead this week, with industrial action impacting services on buses and trains.
The strikes begin on Monday with inner west Sydney bus drivers off the job as part of an ongoing dispute over pay equality.
On Tuesday bus drivers in the south west of Sydney will go on strike too, before the two groups combine to go on strike for two hours during the Friday afternoon peak.
Also on Tuesday, Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) members won't be driving foreign-made trains - which run three-quarters of the services on the network.
It's the latest in a series of industrial actions taken by train drivers in recent months.
The RTBU has been negotiating a new enterprise bargaining agreement for months, after the old one expired in May.
Sydney buses and trains are expected to be affected by industrial action this week as drivers strike over pay conditions (stock image)
The union's NSW secretary Alex Claassens says negotiations have stalled and the drivers have been forced to go on strike again because their employers are 'refusing