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Industrial action by rail workers last week caused thousands of train services to be delayed or cancelled over two days.

Reprieve for Sydney commuters as rail unions withdraw industrial action

The move came hours before Fair Work began hearing the Minns government’s case for protected industrial action to be terminated or suspended.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Thousands of trains were cancelled or delayed last Wednesday and Thursday due to industrial action.

‘Too far apart’: Rail dispute negotiations falter despite consensus on pay

A counter-offer from rail unions has failed to achieve a breakthrough in the long-running industrial dispute.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Toby Warnes and Sydney Trains.

‘Extremely close’: Rail unions hand counter-offer on pay to transport chiefs

The move comes two days before the NSW government’s case to have the unions’ industrial action terminated is due to be heard.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The derailed passenger train at Clarendon in Sydney’s outer west on Thursday.

Sydney passenger train derails in city’s outer west

About 10 passengers were onboard at the time, but the incident adds to the woes for the train network and commuters who have endured thousands of delays and cancellations.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Epping station was badly affected on Wednesday morning.

Here’s the really bad news for commuters: Sydney’s rail chaos could drag on until September

With little sign of a circuit breaker, Sydney commuters are staring down the barrel of weeks – and possibly months – of disruptions.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Disruptions to Sydney’s train network from industrial action is set to resume next week.

Sydney’s commuter pain to return as rail unions warn of work bans

The ramping up of industrial action will result in trains travelling at slower speeds on sections of the rail network.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Pianist Jayson Gillham was criticised over comments at a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra concert.

I’m the pianist the MSO tried to silence. Now it wants to silence all artists

According to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, I am not an employee or a contractor. Yet it maintains it can dictate what I can and cannot say.

  • Jayson Gillham
Woolworths’ Southbank store on Tuesday. Financial analysts say the industrial dispute will hurt the company’s bottom line.

Woolies shortages to continue as industrial dispute drags on

A strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of goods from supermarket shelves, prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a liquor chain owner.

  • Madeleine Heffernan and Cassandra Morgan
Empty shelves at Woolworths in Southbank on Tuesday.

Woolworths’ strike-busting bid to end $50m warehouse stand-off that’s cleared shelves

A picket line outside a critical distribution centre is now in its 13th day and causing alcohol shortages. Union members fighting for better pay and conditions have resolved to remain steadfast.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Madeleine Heffernan
Leaving a colleague out of a WhatsApp group can also be grounds for complaint.

How your work WhatsApp group could get you sacked

WhatsApp is increasingly being used as evidence in employment tribunals overseas, fuelling warnings to avoid using the social media app at work.

  • Samuel Montgomery

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