PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – All Members
Your Rights – & What Section 114 of the Fair Work Act Means for You Following the recent public holiday, we have received a number of inquiries from members seeking clarification about their rights and […] Read More »
May Day 2025
Come along to one of the May Day celebrations in 2025 Proudly wear your union gear and bring along your signs and flags to show your union solidarity on May Day! Sydney- 1 MayMarch and […] Read More »
International Workers Memorial Day 2025
On Monday, 28th April we remember and commemorate those who have lost their lives or who have been injured at work. On this day, we also reaffirm our commitment to protecting workers and improving workplace […] Read More »
QUBE Intractable Bargaining update
As previously stated, the Fair Work internal benchmark for a decision is 12 weeks from the hearing date or last submissions. The RTBU has written to the Fair Work Commission seeking an update on the […] Read More »
PN Coal rostering
BUYER BEWARE! DON’T BE SOLD A LEMON! Last week at the Northern ERC Meeting, the company advised that the GM Coal had taken a new roster proposal to the Board for approval. This announcement followed […] Read More »
QUBE EA update
QUBE’s Appeal in the Federal Court On Wednesday, 5 March 2025, the Federal Court heard QUBE’s judicial review application in a full-day session. After extensive legal arguments, the Court has reserved its decision, with a […] Read More »
Aurizon Picnic Day – Dispute
Today, the dispute regarding Aurizon’s failure to pay the stand-alone public holiday payment formembers who were rostered X-Day on the 2024 picnic day has been re-lodged. The response from members have been outstanding with 180 […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement update
Enterprise Agreement Negotiations Bargaining has been dysfunctional for some time and hasn’t progressed at all since November. The last opportunity for EA discussions occurred on 20 November 2024, when the Union offered to meet with […] Read More »
QUBE update
EA Negotiations On Friday 15 November 2024, your RTBU Officials attended a supervised conference before Deputy President Saunders at Newcastle with QUBE Management. At this high-level meeting, a pay/general/global terms offer was provisionally agreed as […] Read More »
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 »



