Rail union revives plan to turn off Opal card readers as industrial dispute with NSW government continues

Commuters could soon ride NSW transport for free after the rail union revives its plan to switch off Opal card readers despite the state government branding the move 'illegal'.

abc.net.au/news/rail-union-opal-card-readers-industrial-dispute-pay-conditions/101532432The rail union is planning to switch off Opal card readers as part of its ongoing industrial dispute with the NSW government over pay and conditions.Some 97 per cent of union members voted to revive the actionThe date for the shutdown has not been determined and the government has yet to be notified.

The Transport Minister David Elliott announced that the government had received legal advice that it could be "illegal" and lodged an application in the Fair Work Commission to stop the Opal action.The union subsequently made the decision to abandon its plan before the hearing.

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