RTBU state secretary Toby Warnes is warning commuters to prepare for the worst after the union’s Federal Court victory.
In news that will disappoint Sydneysiders ahead of Thursday evening’s commute, Warnes said the resumption of work bans would result in a “significant impact” on train services.
Rail, Tram and Bus Union state secretary Toby Warnes.Credit: Brook Mitchell
He said the government’s case had always been based on “very weak legal grounds”, and the union had been confident that it would score a legal victory.
“As a result, industrial action will recommence immediately. We’re going back to our office right now to inform all our members to enforce the bans that were on immediately before the injunction was granted two Sundays ago,” he said.
“Sydney Trains had two weeks to prepare for this eventuality. Our understanding is that they haven’t. So there may be significant impacts on the network from now until at least the end of the day when Sydney Trains is able to recover,” he said.