NSW train standoff symbolizes new public sector war

The eleventh-hour deal, aimed at averting strikes that threatened to shut down Sydney’s rail network, marks the pressure Labor governments are under after lifting wage caps and releasing pent-up union wage demands.

The deal NSW Premier Chris Minns struck with unions to keep trains running on Friday and Saturday kicks off an unprecedented wage demand that could add another $2 billion to the state’s wage bill on top of a record pay rise fees for other government employees.

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