00:00Conversations were held long into the night last night between the train, rail and bus
00:07union and the New South Wales government, with the union saying that it will stop all
00:12work on the T3 Bankstown line if the New South Wales government pushes forward with its Metro
00:17line development between Sydenham and Bankstown.
00:21The infrastructure project has been met with opposition from the union because of its selfless
00:27driving trains.
00:29It says that it poses a safety concern, but the minister this morning had a strong word
00:35to media and that word involved telling the union to be on board with what they're proposing.
00:41Don't let your opposition to Metro stop families getting to the footy on the weekend and the
00:46communities of the South West getting the Metro services that they were promised.
00:52The minister was adamant this morning that her door will remain open for discussions
00:56and that she wants to see ongoing bargaining continue until a resolution is found.
01:02But for now, this weekend is full of the Bledisloe Cup and footy finals fans hoping to get on
01:08those trains to make it to those games.
01:10Speaking to some of the locals here in Bankstown, here's what they had to say on the new Metro
01:15line connection and also the delays expected this weekend.
01:20I think that's really annoying, to be honest, it is ridiculous every weekend to be on a
01:25strike or no trains, always getting buses from A to Z, especially with kids.
01:30We have to cop it, you know, isn't it?
01:32If they have to make it, we have to be patient, you know.
01:35What can you do?
01:36There's a reason for their strike, I believe.
01:39Good luck to them.
01:40$2.5 billion has already been spent on the South West Metro line development and the
01:46minister warned this morning that over $100,000 could be lost every month if these strikes
01:53and delays continue.
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