Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead as planned after an 11th-hour deal between the NSW government and combined rail unions.

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

Ceasefire in rail pay dispute saves Sydney’s New Year’s Eve

Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve after unions suspend industrial action

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The tribunal heard that any industrial action in place on New Year's Eve will not disrupt train services or impede passengers' ability to travel to and from the city.

ABC Australia

Australian Government

NSW government, rail unions reach resolution ahead of NYE fireworks

On the morning of December 24, at the last minute of the Fair Work Commission hearing, the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) and the New South Wales government reached an agreement, the union withdrew the strike, and the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks show will be held as scheduled. As part of the agreement, the union will not start any new strike actions before the end of the year, but the existing strike ban will continue. According to the 9th …

12月24日上午，公平工作委員會（Fair Work Commission）聽證會的最後一刻，鐵路、電車與公共汽車工會（RTBU）和新州政府達成了協議，工會撤回罷工，悉尼跨年焰火秀會如期舉行。 作為協議的一部分，該工會不會在年底前開始任何新的罷工行動，但現有罷工禁令將繼續。 據9號新聞網報導，新州交通廳長海倫（Jo Hayle...

工會政府達成協議 悉尼跨年焰火秀如期舉行 | 悉尼火車 | 火車罷工 | 跨年煙花秀

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Union and government reach agreement, Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks show to go ahead as scheduled | Sydney Trains | Train strike | New Year's Eve fireworks show

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has agreed not to carry out industrial action that many feared might have put Sydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations on ice.
Sydney Trains and prominent Sydney businesses had lodged a Fair work Commission case against the combined rail union due to fears that ongoing industrial action could threaten celebrations.
But a meeting held between the parties resulted in the Fair Work Commission case being dropped in ex…

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New York

United States

Sydney Trains to Keep Chugging Along on New Years Eve, Union and Premier Still at Odds

A planned public transport strike endangered the world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney. It has now become known that trade unions and regional government have reached an agreement on the wage dispute. The colorful light show is taking place. The work stoppages planned for New Year's Eve would be withdrawn, train traffic would take place as planned and families could enter the city without worries. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are …

Ein geplanter Streik im öffentlichen Nahverkehr gefährdete das weltberühmte Silvesterfeuerwerk in Sydney. Nun wurde bekannt: Gewerkschaften und Regionalregierung haben im Tarifstreit eine Abmachung erzielt. Das bunte Lichterspiel findet statt. Die für Silvester geplanten Arbeitsniederlegungen würden zurückgenommen, der Zugverkehr würde wie geplant stattfinden und Familien könnten unbesorgt in die Stadt kommen.Erwartet werden Hunderttausende Besu…

Silvesterfeuerwerk in Sydney findet doch statt

Kronen Zeitung

Vienna

Austria

New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney are happening after all

SYDNEY, Dec 24 — Sydney New Year’s fireworks, one of the world’s most spectacular celebrations of the calendar change, will go ahead after an 11th-hour agreement Tuesday between train workers and the government. Up to 250,000 people are expected to come into Sydney to see the show, and they need to return home afterwards. Train workers had threatened industrial action over a bitter pay dispute, with the government floating the fireworks’ possibl…

Malay Mail

Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

Sydney New Year’s fireworks back on after govt agrees last-minute deal with train workers

The giant fireworks display at the iconic Harbour Bridge attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. A strike threatened to thwart the organizers' plans.

Das Riesenfeuerwerk an der ikonischen Harbour Bridge zieht jedes Jahr Hunderttausende Schaulustige an. Ein Streik drohte den Veranstaltern einen Strich durch die Rechnung zu machen.

Kein Streik: Silvester-Feuerwerk in Sydney findet statt

rnd.de

Germany

No strike: New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney will take place

Australia’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks display could be cancelled if a pay dispute with Sydney train drivers isn’t settled. The matter will head to the Fair Work Commission as the New South Wales government refuses to budge on a wage deal it says is 'unreasonable'.

SBS News

Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strikes

The giant fireworks display on the iconic Harbour Bridge attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. A strike threatened to spoil the organisers' plans. A sigh of relief in Sydney: The world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks display in Australia's largest city can go ahead as planned. Trade unions and the regional government have reached an agreement in their wage dispute and thus averted a threatened major strike in public transport,…

Das Riesenfeuerwerk an der ikonischen Harbour Bridge zieht jedes Jahr Hunderttausende Schaulustige an. Ein Streik drohte den Veranstaltern einen Strich durch die Rechnung zu machen.Aufatmen in Sydney: Das weltberühmte Silvester-Feuerwerk in Australiens größter Stadt kann wie geplant stattfinden. Gewerkschaften und Regionalregierung haben in ihrem Tarifstreit eine Abmachung erzielt und so einen drohenden größeren Streik im öffentlichen Nahverkehr…

stern.de

Bertelsmann Stiftung

The unions have promised to call off planned work stoppages on New Year's Eve, said the transport minister for the state of New South Wales, Jo Haylen. "The train service on New Year's Eve will take place as planned. Families can come to the city without worry," she added. This year, hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected in the Australian east coast metropolis to watch the mega spectacle against the iconic backdrop of the Harbour Brid…

Die Gewerkschaften hätten zugesichert, zu Silvester geplante Arbeitsniederlegungen zurückzunehmen, sagte die Verkehrsministerin des Bundesstaates New South Wales, Jo Haylen. „Der Zugverkehr an Silvester wird wie geplant stattfinden. Familien können unbesorgt in die Stadt kommen“, ergänzte sie.Auch in diesem Jahr werden wieder Hunderttausende Schaulustige in der australischen Ostküstenmetropole erwartet, die das Mega-Spektakel vor der ikonischen …

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