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

The rail union has agreed not to conduct any industrial action that would disrupt new year celebrations, but tensions between government and union remain.

New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House during the fireworks show on Jan. 1, 2022. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

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.