Employer News
Sydney & NSW Trains – EA Tour – Train Crew Protected Industrial Action
On Thursday 17 March 2022, RTBU Officials meet with the Transport Minister, the Employee Relations Minister, and the Transport Secretary regarding the upcoming period of Protected Industrial Action. At this meeting, the Ministers put to […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA Negotiations
Members, due to the unfortunate weather conditions, Pacific National decided this morning to cancel the scheduled bargaining meetings set down for this week. PN’s decision was based on limiting non-essential car travel while flooding remains […] Read More »
PN Bulk Rail NSW EA Negotiations
After working through a number of logistical hurdles over the last two weeks, we are pleasedto report negotiations continued this week for your replacement agreement. Pacific Nationalpresented further information on their guiding principles as did […] Read More »
Negotiations for Replacement of the Pacific National Bulk Rail NSW Enterprise Agreement 2018
Members would have seen Pacific National’s recent separate communications to both Coal and Bulk employees on negotiations. While we can report that there were some basic commonalities expressed between the parties on wanting simplicity and […] Read More »
Sydney Trains & NSW Trains: Protected Industrial Action
As members would be aware, orders were granted by Fair Work Australia for members of the Rail, Tram, and Bus Union to undertake Protected Industrial Action. Currently, there is a 14-day ban on working overtime […] Read More »
NSW TrainLink Members: Public Holiday Pay Entitlement Dispute Win
Please be aware that NSW Trainlink failed to provide the required 14-day notice indicating a drivers converted public holiday schedule alteration and/or Public Holiday (HOL) conversion for the gazetted New Year’s Day Public Holiday on 3rd […] Read More »
Aurizon EA voting Results- Update No. 13
Your RTBU NSW Locomotive Division negotiating team advises that voting for the proposed Aurizon NSW Coal Operations Enterprise Agreement has now closed with the outcome as follows: Total Number of eligible voters – 288 Total […] Read More »
Railtrain Update
Railtrain Services Pty Ltd and Railtrain Pty Ltd NSW Rail Operations (RTS) EA Your Union and Railtrain have come to an agreement to commence bargaining on a NSW wide EA. Your Union has had a […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA Update
Since our previous newsletter in July, the state experienced a second round of Covid lockdowns throughout Sydney and regional NSW and unfortunately negotiations were stalled. From the start, Pacific National stated they would prefer to […] Read More »
Aurizon EA Negotiation Update No. 12
Your RTBU NSW Locomotive Division negotiating team is pleased to advise that after 3 ½ months of negotiating, agreement in-principle has been reached with Aurizon on a replacement EA. After our final meeting on Monday, […] Read More »



