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Loco Division Members win redundancy appeal against Pacific National
After a long hard fight the seven locomotive drivers represented by the RTBU NSW Locomotive Division have won an appeal against Pacific National (PN) after being made redundant in July 2015. After losing their jobs […] Read More »
NEWSFLASH: PN March 2015 Shutdown Dispute Resolved
The RTBU are pleased to report to members that this dispute has finally been resolved. PN has agreed to settle the matter to avoid a Hearing, and has agreed to provide compensation for affected workers […] Read More »
ETR REUNION
Saturday January 21st saw the second annual ETR Reunion held at Lidcombe Bowling Club. The day organised by Gosford Driver Garry Durrant and his wife Margaret was an overwhelming success with close to 200 current […] Read More »
NEWSFLASH: PN NSW Enterprise Agreement
First Negotiation Meeting Held Earlier this week your RTBU Negotiation Team has met with PN NSW/ VIC to progress negotiations for the new EA. PN announced that as far as they were concerned the EA […] Read More »
Pacific National’s Shutdown Payout
Workers on Pacific National’s Hunter Valley coal network are having a happy New Year courtesy of the RTBU, following a dispute over a three-day shutdown in March 2015. PN has agreed to settle the matter […] Read More »
Retirement Dinner for Driver
Retirement Dinner for Driver Christopher Row. For: Driver Christopher Row Date: Saturday 18th February 2017 Where: Gardner’s Inn (GWH Backheath NSW) Time: 4pm (dinner at 6pm) Cost: $35.00 (includes 2 course buffet dinner, presents and […] Read More »
NEWSFLASH: PN Coal – Master Roster Dispute
As advised to members in our last newsletter, Pacific National have been pushing on with employee redundancies while attempting to force their roster proposal on employees without proper consultation. Recently one of your HBT delegates […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement 2017
As members would be aware, Southern Shorthaul Railway Australia (SSR) issued a Notice of Representational Rights (NERR) in May 2016. The purpose of an NERR is to formally commence the bargaining process for a new […] Read More »
Thousands of injured workers to lose compensation benefits this year
In 2012, the O’Farrell government not only slashed compensation benefits for injured workers but also made these changes retrospective. Now, many workers are facing losing their compensation payments from October if they don’t meet the […] Read More »
40 years on: we remember Granville
Today marks 40 years since the Granville Train Disaster – the worst rail disaster in Australia’s history. In 1977 a train derailed near Granville station, followed by the 170-tonne Bold Street Bridge collapsing on carriages […] Read More »
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