Sydney ferry staff angry over rosters Sydney ferry services are running again after workers ended their snap industrial action. SYDNEY ferry staff will abide by a one month ban on industrial action but are still angry about changes to their working hours that prompted them to walk off the job in protest. Most Sydney ferry services were suspended for three and a half hours on Monday after workers launched snap industrial action. MUA Sydney branch secretary Paul McAleer said workers were angry there was no consultation before the state government's recent media announcement on modernising Sydney Ferries. Mr McAleer said the promise to deliver new vessels, more wharves and a better timetable would adversely affect rosters. "For most people, being told that there was going to be a restructure of the timetable simple means that one day they'll wake up and instead of the ferry leaving their wharf at 8.08am, it might be 9am or it might not be there at all," McAleer told AAP. That means they have to restructure the way in which they live their lives. Sometimes that takes a bit longer with organising childcare. Mr McAleer said the union had been patiently waiting for months to discuss possible timetable changes with Harbour City Ferries and were shocked to find out about it on the news. A Harbour City Ferries spokeswoman said the union had called the action without notifying management of their reasons. Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled in favour of the operator on Monday after it sought an injunction against the union's action. Ferries resumed operating on Monday afternoon. The MUA has also been banned from any unprotected industrial action until June 27. The union said it will abide by the ban and the two parties may meet for discussions about the changes on Friday. NSW Transport ministers wouldn't comment on timetable changes but said taking industrial action without notice was unacceptable.