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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      I'm finding myself weirdly on the fence about the Fair Work Commission and their decision against the #SydneyTrainstrike

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      That being said, I don't disagree with the reasoning behind cancelling the strike. For one thing, people will die

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      If the train workers had chosen another day, if the impact wasn't so monumentally huge...who knows

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 25 Jan 2018

      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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