Overview

• The deal grants about 13,000 rail workers a 12% wage increase over three years, settling demands after unions had sought a 32% rise and the government opened with 9.5%.
• Workers will receive back pay to cover wages docked during months of strikes and work bans.
• Transport for NSW will implement a digital disruption management system to replace manual phone and paper-based incident recovery methods.
• A new safety protocol allows unions to escalate project-related concerns to subject matter experts for faster resolution.
• The settlement aims to restore stability to Sydney’s rail network and relieve disruptions for roughly one million daily commuters.