Yarra Trams has announced trams will run as scheduled on Friday, August 21, after the Rail, Tram & Bus Union withdrew its planned stop work industrial action after conciliation with the Fair Work Commission.
The cancellation follows similar action from the train division of the Union, which was planning on running a concurrent strike of Metro Trains workers, between 10am and 2pm on Friday.
The RTBU is engaged with Yarra Trams and Metro Trains in simultaneous, but separate, enterprise bargaining processes.
“We will continue to negotiate with the RTBU and we call on the RTBU to withdraw planned industrial action set to take place next Thursday, 27 August,” Yarra Trams said on Wednesday.
“We are committed to reaching a fair and balanced agreement. We are prepared to sit at the negotiating table at any time, day or night.
“We have asked the union to avoid industrial action while members consider the offer and we will continue to be fully transparent with employees on negotiations.
“We will continue bargaining discussions and are set to meet again [on Thursday] at midday.”