The Sydney rail network has been forced to run at 30 percent capacity after rail worker strikes caused disruptions to commuters travelling to work and school as lockdowns lift around the Australian city. The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) scheduled the industrial action for Oct. 20 after senior management at New South Wales (NSW) Trains, and Sydney Trains continued to refuse negotiation meetings for wages and conditions. “We don’t want to have to take any action, but rail workers have absolutely no choice but to try to make management listen to them, and industrial action is the only tool they have,” RTBU NSW secretary Alex Claassens said. “Last month, rail workers were forced to take the step of stopping our train network for the first time in decades, out of sheer desperation at the complete silence and disrespect from the NSW government. Unbelievably, the silence and disrespect has continued.” …