Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs The state’s main rail union has launched legal action against the NSW government after members were docked pay, as the start of go-slow actions and other work bans from Wednesday threaten to cause delays and cancellations to passenger services on Sydney’s rail network.Amid a bitter pay dispute with the Minns government, the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has taken legal action in the Federal Court against state-owned Sydney Trains for docking the pay of about 100 members who took part in partial work bans last month.In court papers, the RTBU argues that in some cases, staff who continued to work after a partial work ban had money deducted from their pay and that it was recorded as a “strike”.Disruption to train services from industrial action is set to return to Sydney’s rail network.Credit: Steven SiewertA government spokesperson said it had tabled a reasonable offer, and actions that prevented a person from performing their role would result in their pay being docked. “If you don’t work, you won’t be paid,” she said.With the pay dispute into its eighth month, a 23 km/h reduction in speeds by train crews on sections of track where trains can usually travel more than 80 km/h from Wednesday poses the greatest disruption to outer parts of the suburban rail system and intercity trains.LoadingAfter a truce between the two sides over the Christmas-New Year period, thousands of RTBU members will restart 10 major work bans on Wednesday.The union has placed a ban on members at Sydney Trains and NSW Trains working with contractors, while another will prevent work on reinstating train services if they have been cancelled.The compounding impact of industrial action on the train network comes as more people return to work from the summer holidays.
