NSW Trains Annual Leave Dispute
The RTBU lodged a Step 2 Dispute with NSW Trains following apparent changes to the process for annual leave application. It had come to light that depots who can request annual leave (as opposed to […] Read More »
Southern Shorthaul Railway EA update
The Loco Division met with Southern Shorthaul Railway (SSR) Management on the 24th of July in an effort to resolve all outstanding EA issues. While SSR management is considering just two clauses, we believe that […] Read More »
Annual Around the Tracks Tour
The RTBU Regional South Tour is back! Come along to the locations listed here, grab yourself some food and a drink, have a chat about any issues in your and hear about the union’s plans for […] Read More »
Put it in the diary – Hunter Christmas drinks
The Hunter area Christmas drinks will be held on the 1st of December 2018 at the Wickham Park Hotel. $10 entry fee. Read More »
QUBE EA negotiations
The QUBE Enterprise Agreement is due to expire April 2019, and QUBE has initiated negotiations ahead of schedule in the hope that the new Enterprise Agreement will be finalised before the expiry of your current […] Read More »
‘Privatisation failure’ in the UK puts trains back in public hands
As if we needed more evidence of the fact that privatising our public transport services doesn’t work – the UK’s east coast main line has returned to public hands after what has been described as […] Read More »
AURIZON COAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
Your negotiating team has met with management on 15th, 18th & 19th December, 10th & 11th, 16th & 17th, 23rd & 24th January to continue negotiations for your enterprise agreement. The discussions have centered around […] Read More »
City Metric: The trains in Sydney are collapsing into chaos
It’s all kicking off on the trains Down Under. The start of 2018 has featured mass cancellations as people returned to work, a driver’s strike which the state Fair Work Commission dramatically banned at the last minute, and – […] Read More »
SYDNEY & NSW TRAINS: URGENT: SUSPEND ALL ACTION
The NSW Government and management have gone to the Fair Work Commission to put a temporary halt to our actions from 6pm tonight. Despite a fight from your RTBU team lead by a barrister and […] Read More »
ATSB releases report into Fire of Locomotive at Cardiff
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report into the Fire of Locomotive at Cardiff. Download the PDF here. “On 4 April 2016 at approximately 0505 Australian Eastern Time (EST), 1 lead locomotive NR8 […] Read More »