BREAKING: Train union wins the right to strike immediately

Email The rail union has been cleared to go on strike immediately after Premier Chris Minns copped an embarrassing legal loss in the federal court, flagging potential chaos on Sydney’s network in the leadup to Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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