Premier Dominic Perrottet has met with the leader of the rail union in a final bid to avert industrial action expected to wreak havoc on the train network.
Whether the agreement is brokered in backroom union-management discussions or ordered by the industrial courts, as long as this dispute is in the hands of the RTBU, rail workers confront a sell-out.
The bid by the New South Wales government to seek financial compensation over an industrial dispute is an extraordinary move targeting the entire working class.