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 »
NEWSFLASH: Recent Assault – RTBU meet with FLACH management and Safework NSW
On Thursday your Union and HSR met with management and Safework NSW Inspectors to discuss concerns regarding safety and security, and to identify what the company has done to improve safety at the Sandgate office, […] Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
Election day has come and gone, and while it took a long time to finally get a result, we now finally know that Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition has retained government. One thing that the results made […] Read More »
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Fast-rail soon to become a reality?
Apparently high-speed rail between Melbourne and Sydney is headed our way – and it will be privately run. A proposal for a high-speed network that connects Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney and offers two-hour trips has […] Read More »
PN wants to check your lower limbs
Pacific National recently announced it is bringing in an external company to advise workers on their ‘lower limb stability’. The company claims that it is bringing in BodyCare to provide advice on fitness for work […] Read More »



