Fire and Rescue NSW workers protest outside state parliament on Thursday.Credit:Dion Georgopoulos
A government spokesperson said both it and Sydney Metro would keep on working with the national regulator on the certification of the new metro line.
The firefighters’ union,which has 6000 members across the state,is at loggerheads with the government over a new pay deal after the previous award expired in February.
The government’s offer of a 10.5 per cent wage increase over three years falls well short of the union’s demands for a 20 per cent rise over the same period.
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The indefinite ban on Sydney Metro activities meant more than a dozen firefighters were not expected to attend a major exercise involving a train evacuation at the new Martin Place station on Friday.
A drill to test the evacuation of a train in the event of a fire is also scheduled for next Friday.
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