Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs The Minns government has launched an 11th hour bid to block the state’s rail unions from resuming industrial action, after both parties failed to reach a breakthrough despite a fortnight of intense negotiations over a new pay deal.Despite continued negotiations at the weekend, Premier Chris Minns confirmed on Sunday that the government had sought an injunction in the federal court to block the combined Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) from resuming industrial action from Monday morning.NSW Premier Chris Minns on Sunday.Credit: Edwina PicklesThe RTBU has vowed to reinstate a restriction on the distance each driver or guard can travel a day from Monday if a breakthrough is not reached. This would severely limit the range that trains can operate, posing the greatest disruption to intercity services that run on lines such as the Sydney to Newcastle or Wollongong, and is likely to cause major disruptions to commuters.In a statement, Transport for NSW said the union’s action would mean “delays and cancellations” throughout Monday on the T1 North Shore and Western, T2 Leppington & Inner West, T3 Liverpool and Inner West and T8 Airport & South lines. Services on the T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line will be replaced by buses between Bankstown and Lidcombe, it said.It said passengers using the Blue Mountains and South Coast lines will have one train per hour travelling in each direction, while those using the Central Coast & Newcastle line are scheduled to have two trains per hour travelling in each direction.Passengers using the Blue Mountains and South Coast lines would have one train per hour travelling in each direction, while those using the Central Coast & Newcastle line are scheduled to have two trains per hour travelling in each direction.Minns said that despite “exhaustive negotiations”, the two parties had not reached agreement by Sunday afternoon, prompting the government to seek a court order blocking the action in the evening.“I’m disappointed, and I’m very sorry about it, but unfortunately that’s where we are,” he said.The government has been mired in a series of industrial disputes with workers, including the Nurses and Midwives Association over a new pay deal, and Minns pointed to those disputes in refusing pay demands of the combined rail unions.
