Sydney commuters get four-month reprieve from rail industrial action after Fair Work ruling

<p>Rail union work stoppages to be suspended until 1 July as unions and state government try to strike pay deal</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jul/15/australia-news-live-brittany-higgins-linda-reynolds-royal-visit-king-queen-energy-cost-of-living-housing-foreign-policy">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">morning and afternoon news emails</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Sydney commuters have been granted a more than four-month reprieve from industrial action on the city’s train network, after the Fair Work Commission ordered rail union work stoppages be suspended until 1 July.</p><p>On Wednesday evening, the Fair Work Commission announced that while it would not grant the six-month suspension that the New South Wales government had requested, it would temporarily halt all industrial action to help unions and the government strike a pay deal.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/19/industrial-action-on-sydneys-train-network-suspended-until-1-july-after-fair-work-commission-ruling">Continue reading...</a>