Train delays across Victoria due to staff strike

Union leader Vik Sharma says the state government needs to step in and end the pay dispute. Video via AAP.

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00:00 Our members will walk off the job for four hours in the morning, bringing the entire

00:04 VLAN network to a stop.

00:06 This has come about after failed negotiations with the company.

00:10 We expect that the impact of the industrial action will go way beyond the four hours and

00:15 disruptions will be felt throughout the day.

00:19 As such, we encourage the commuters to either work from home or make alternative travel

00:26 arrangements.

00:27 Happy to take questions.

00:29 So why has it got to this?

00:32 Why are we still at the same spot we were at over a month ago?

00:37 Well, we have been negotiating with VLAN for seven months.

00:40 Last action we took was last month, over a month ago, on 13th of December.

00:45 Since then, we haven't seen any progress from VLAN.

00:49 We made our claims very clear seven months ago.

00:53 They are just not taking this bargaining seriously and we keep ending up in a situation where

00:59 our members are extremely frustrated and they feel they don't have any other choice than

01:03 to take industrial action.

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