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Railtrain: non-Union EA voted down
In a significant update to members, we can now report that RailTrain’s proposed enterprise agreement has come to a grinding halt, after a resounding no-vote from the workforce. RTBU Locomotive members have communicated a strong […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement update
Your Locomotive Division bargaining team met with SSR again on Thursday 17/08/2023. In this meeting, we learnt that SSR considers that the next meeting will be the last. They seem to think that the new […] Read More »
Aurizon Return on Availability Dispute Update
Today the RTBU via Teams met with Aurizon Management who advised, consultation would continue as they “do not agree we are in dispute”. The RTBU does not agree with this view, hence we have escalated […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement update, 11/08/23.
Negotiations for your new SSR EA are continuing. This week we had 2 meetings with SSR management. The first meeting was for SSR to walk us through their proposal for bi-monthly payouts of some excess […] Read More »
QUBE – Fair Work Commission Update
Your RTBU Locomotive Division Negotiating team returned to the Fair Work Commission Monday, 7 August 2023, for the continued conciliation with QUBE management facilitated by Commissioner Crawford. Monday’s conciliation was productive to a point, with […] Read More »
Loco Express- QUBE Edition
Dear Members, This edition of Loco express is a break from our usual programming as we take a deeper look at what’s currently unfolding with our members at QUBE. For those who don’t know, we’ve […] Read More »
Fair Work Commission Update & stopping industrial action
This evening we received the Fair Work Commission’s decision dismissing our section 424 application. Obviously, this is a disappointing result but it was simply too difficult for the Union to prove the safety allegations with […] Read More »
QUBE Members Returning to Work Amid Safety Concerns
As Members enter the 9th day of the QUBE lockout, the alarming picture of the depths to which QUBE management are willing to sink to keep trains moving has come sharply into focus. While we […] Read More »
QUBE Members Still Standing United
Today marks the 8th day Members being locked out by an arrogant and deceitful employer, despite having reached in-principle agreement on a new EA on 26 June, 2023. Members remain strong in the face of […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk Enterprise Agreement
Members would now be aware that Aurizon’s recent attempt to get their non-union agreement endorsed by employees failed miserably. Members saw it was a bad deal and voted it down accordingly – 85% against. Unfortunately, […] Read More »
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