The New South Wales (NSW) government has finally carved out a deal with the rail union to modify a fleet of trains after months of bitter negotiation and industrial action.
“Today, we have put the people of Sydney first,” Premier Dominic Perrottet said in a joint statement issued late on Friday with Finance Minister Damien Tudehope and Transport Minister David Elliott.
The parties had been at odds over whether or not to make safety modifications to a multibillion-dollar Korean-built fleet of intercity trains, which have been in storage since 2019.
The government reached the deal with the union on Friday after months of stymied talks and accusations of bad faith from both sides….