NSW rail workers will receive a $4500 bonus payment as part of a new deal brokered by the Perrottet government in a bid to end the long-running dispute, which has wrought chaos across the state’s train network.
The NSW government has also agreed to have the Combined Rail Union’s wage claims arbitrated by the Fair Work Commission in what the union terms a breakthrough and a major win for workers after months of fighting.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
