Employer News
Aurizon NSW Coal Operations dispute update
On 17 May 2022, Aurizon NSW Coal Operations management chose to implement a change to how they manage employees being unavailable for their next turn of duty and announced this change by issuing an Employee […] Read More »
QUBE EA Negotiations
QUBE members’ Enterprise Agreement negotiations will start on Wednesday 1 June 2022. The RTBU Locomotive Division had sent out a survey form for you all to fill in. We have now received and consolidated all […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA- Update 15
Yesterday, we met via telephone conference before Deputy President Saunders of the Fair Work Commission after Pacific National lodged their bargaining dispute. Pacific National requested for the Deputy President to attend three lots of bargaining […] Read More »
May Day 2022: Newcastle Rally
We were in Newcastle on May Day to rally for the ongoing improvement of workers’ rights and to celebrate the contribution of all workers everywhere. Just like every year, it was a great event, with […] Read More »
PN BULK EA – UPDATE 12 – MORE DELAYING TACTICS
This week your Negotiating team met in Newcastle to progress negotiations. The agenda was to further work through how both the Coal and Bulk Train crew sections of the EA could be merged. After the […] Read More »
TransportNOW: latest edition
The latest edition of the RTBU National Office’s magazine, TransportNOW is now available. Click here to read the latest from the National Office; including the key seats to watch in the upcoming Federal Election, a […] Read More »
NSW QUBE EA Update
Last Wednesday, the Locomotive Division met with QUBE Management via Video. The purpose of this meeting was to determine when negotiations for your replacement Enterprise Agreement would start. We can confirm the following: QUBE have […] Read More »
Rail Train – Rail Shuttle Services Members
St Mary’s Depot – Protected Industrial Action Last Thursday, 7th April 2022, a Fair Work Commission hearing took place whereby Railtrain opposed your application for a Protected Industrial Action Ballot. Railtrain engaged lawyers and a […] Read More »
PN NSW BULK EA 2022 – UPDATE 11
Delegates met with management last Thursday and Friday at North Sydney to progress your EA. The agenda had been previously set for PN to first respond to our counter proposal on lift-up lay-back and to […] Read More »
Time to stop the Trojan Horse
Members will recall your union’s fight to get a Majority Support Determination issued by the Fair Work Commission, despite strong resistance from Trojan at the time. Now that new employees have had time to see […] Read More »