QUBE Update- Intractable Bargaining
Last Thursday, 7 November 2024, the final day of hearing in the Intractable Bargaining proceedings before the Fair Work Commission was heard. At the conclusion of the hearing, Deputy President Wright reserved her decision and, […] Read More »
Watco EA update- PABO vote
Protected Industrial Action Your RTBU Legal team made an application on Wednesday to the Fair Work Commission to start process to approve your legal right to take Protected Industrial Action. As such, protected action ballot […] Read More »
North-West Christmas Party
All RTBU members are invited to come along and catch up with other members and officials to continue building solidarity across the North-West! BBQ dinner- Werris Creek Golf Club, 19 November from 5pm Contact Jarrod […] Read More »
WATCO Enterprise Agreement update
In what can only be described as an underhanded tactic, Watco arranged a meeting on 10 October 2024 with some RTBU delegates advising in advance this would not be a bargaining meeting. Even though Watco […] Read More »
QUBE legal update
Underpayment Federal Court Yesterday, we were listed before the Federal Court of Australia for an interlocutory hearing of QUBE’s Stay Application which was filed on 9 September 2024. While QUBE was pressing that this matter […] Read More »
QUBE EA gets the big thumbs down
As usual, the RTBU had to request the EA vote results from QUBE, and to our surprise, they provided the results about 40 minutes after the ballot closed on 11 September at 1800hrs. This marks […] Read More »
Watco EA update
In the latest twist in what has been a very frustrating bargain so far, Watco has been quietly organising Information Sessions with Members this week to presumably discuss their ordinary EA offer. This is despite: […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement update- vote ‘no’ to a dodgy deal
Tomorrow morning at 6am, QUBE’s Enterprise Agreement opens for voting. There is only a short window for employees to vote with it closing at 6pm on Wednesday night. The agreement sent out is not endorsed […] Read More »
QUBE EA Tour
As mentioned in our previous Newsflash, the RTBU Locomotive Division will be touring to discuss QUBE’s unendorsed Enterprise Agreement and where we are up to relating to the Federal Court proceedings. If you can’t make […] Read More »
QUBE mobile phone dispute
Tuesday this week, your RTBU Locomotive Division issued QUBE Management with a Notice of Dispute regarding the issuing of company Mobile Phones without consultation with you or the RTBU. To date we have not received […] Read More »