On the one hand, it's obvious that the strike has good grounds. If ~50% of the network is run on overtime, there's clearly an issue that needs to be addressed urgently
I'm finding myself weirdly on the fence about the Fair Work Commission and their decision against the #SydneyTrainstrike
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That being said, I don't disagree with the reasoning behind cancelling the strike. For one thing, people will die
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I don't say that metaphorically or whimsically. It's the first day back at school. There will be thousands of extra cars on the roads anyway, even without a strike. More cars=more accidents=more deaths
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It's not hyperbole, it's statistical fact. Imagine nurses striking on Christmas: as much as I might feel sympathy for the cause, I'd have to criticize the implementation
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It's also true that the strike will cause financial hardship for millions of people across Sydney to the tune of tens/hundreds of millions of dollars
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Many of these will be wealthy business owners, but many won't. It seems unfair that a strike for one group should cause people totally unrelated to their problem such serious financial distress
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So...do I think that the train workers have every reason to strike? Absolutely. Do I think that the Fair Work Commission made the right decision...well, maybe
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If the train workers had chosen another day, if the impact wasn't so monumentally huge...who knows
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But I think painting it as a black-and-white issue either way oversimplifies either the workers' plight or the serious issues that a strike would cause
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