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Rail workers to strike as Pope tours

                   
news.com.au
07-Jul-2008
        
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RAIL workers will hold a 24-hour strike to coincide with the day Pope Benedict XVI tours Sydney, their union says The New South Wales branch of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) today lodged its application for a 24-hour stoppage on July 17, in the middle of World Youth Day celebrations. July 17 has been dubbed "Super Thursday" by World Youth Day organisers, as the Pope will arrive via boat on Sydney Harbour then tour central Sydney. The 24-hour stoppage could cause commuter chaos, as the State Government has pleaded with commuters to leave their cars at home during the week-long World Youth Day event. In-depth: World Youth Day 2008 RTBU NSW secretary Nick Lewocki said the public should direct its anger towards RailCorp management. The union is locked in a wage dispute with the NSW Government. "This is not a decision taken... [read full story]                    

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Another day, another rail meeting

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08-Jul-2008
        

The rail union and RailCorp will meet today to try and finalise a new wages deal, after the union agreed to drop industrial action during Sydney's World Youth Day. Senior RailCorp management and officials from the Rail, Tram...

                   

Rail workers cancel strike for WYD

abc.net.au
08-Jul-2008
        

Some good news for Sydney's Catholic Archbishop today when his prayers were answered after unions shelved their plans to shut down the city's rail system during the Pope's visit next week. Rail unions had been threatening to...

                   
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Rail union backs down on Pope strike

abc.net.au
08-Jul-2008
        

Transport go-ahead: Pope Benedict will tour the Sydney CBD. (Reuters, file photo: Erin Siegal) New South Wales's Rail, Tram and Bus Union has called off a rail strike which threatened to throw next week's World Youth Day event...

Pope transport strike called off

news.com.au
08-Jul-2008
        

NEW South Wales rail workers have called off plans to hold a 24-hour strike right in the middle of World Youth Day. The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has withdrawn the threat of strike action, which had been set down for July...

Pope visit rail strike now off

smh.com.au
08-Jul-2008
        

A rail strike on World Youth Day appears to have been averted after the Government reached agreement with the rail unions at a three-hour meeting today to continue pay negotiations this afternoon. The unions will now take the...

abc.net.au: A way forward: Unions NSW boss John Robertson. abc.net.au

Unions hail 'constructive' Pope strike talks

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08-Jul-2008
        

A way forward: Unions NSW boss John Robertson. (AAP: Sergio Dionisio, file photo) Unions say they have held constructive high-level talks with the New South Wales Government that could see the 24-hour rail strike planned for...

Hopes Pope transport strike may be off

news.com.au
08-Jul-2008
        

Full coverage of World Youth Day in our special section RAIL workers will decide this afternoon whether to go ahead with a strike during next week's World Youth Day. New South Wales Transport Minister John Watkins met union...

                   

Youth Day strike may be off

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08-Jul-2008
        

RAIL workers will decide this afternoon whether to go ahead with a strike during next week's World Youth Day. New South Wales Transport Minister John Watkins met union officials for three hours today in an effort to resolve the...

                   

No decision yet on rail strike

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08-Jul-2008
        

RAIL workers will decide this afternoon whether to go ahead with a strike during next week's World Youth Day. New South Wales Transport Minister John Watkins met union officials for three hours today in an effort to resolve the...

Lewocki sees light on strike

news.com.au
08-Jul-2008
        

A PLANNED train strike in the middle of World Youth Day celebrations has officially been averted after eleventh hour talks between the Government and unions. The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has withdrawn the threat of strike...

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