Sunday 26 June 2022 03:51 PM Sydney's public transport network to be hit with more industrial action trends now
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The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has decided to push on with its industrial action next week after an emergency meeting with senior NSW ministers failed to sway them.
The union confirmed to AAP on Friday the planned action, driven by safety concerns over a new fleet of Korean-built trains, will start Tuesday and continue throughout the week.
Finance Minister Damien Tudehope and Transport Minister David Elliott attended the 5pm Friday meeting, after one scheduled for the morning was cancelled.
Train drivers will drive slower and refuse to operate foreign-built trains as part of four days of industrial action, which was announced after the cancellation of the 9am Friday meeting.
Rail workers went on strike earlier this year (pictured on shift but when trains were not running, leaving commuters stranded across the city)
The union's secretary Alex Claassens said he was told the morning meeting had been cancelled about 10pm on Thursday while taking part in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout, with no explanation given.
Transport for NSW notified the union on Friday afternoon of a meeting at 5pm, giving the government one last chance to halt industrial action scheduled to begin Tuesday.
Mr Claassens said the government must agree to alterations to the new intercity
