Sydney Trains to shut down from Thursday to Sunday amid industrial action, transport minister says
by Luca Ittimani from World news | The Guardian on (#6SASY)
Union's work ban set to apply from 10pm on Thursday and up to 6am on Sunday but fewer services are expected across entire four days
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Trains are set to shut down in Sydney over four days after the New South Wales government rejected rail union demands to run 24-hour train services, with fears it would throw the state's transport system into chaos.
The state's Rail, Tram and Bus Union had threatened to stop work completely unless the government ran additional services overnight from Thursday to Sunday, as it continued to negotiate for higher pay and conditions.
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