Employer News
QUBE EA Update
It has now been 2 weeks since our Fair Work Conference, where QUBE announced that they would be sending out their unendorsed Enterprise Agreement for you to vote on. The unexplained delay and silence is […] Read More »
Pacific National Intermodal- RDO infringement dispute: off to arbitration
After weeks of discussions, meetings and conciliation with Pacific National management, this dispute is being prepared for arbitration at the Fair Work Commission. The dispute emanated from the Taree Depot with two related issues presenting […] Read More »
QUBE Bargaining Update- conclusion of meetings before DP Saunders
A final supervised bargaining meeting occurred before DP Saunders in Newcastle last Friday, 9 August 2024. This meeting followed QUBE’s latest loss in the Variation Proceedings and the company made the most movement it had […] Read More »
Watco EA Update
The RTBU Locomotive Division will be holding two Town Hall meetings at the Five Island Hotel on 13 August 2024. The purpose of these meetings is to gather feedback and endorsement from Members on the […] Read More »
QUBE EA update
Last Friday, your RTBU Locomotive Division and your EA Delegates met again with Qube Management in front of Deputy President Saunders at Newcastle. This was our second meeting as part of the Intractable Bargaining Application. […] Read More »
QUBE EA s217 Variation Appeal
On Tuesday 9 July 2024, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission heard QUBE’s Appeal to overturn the decision of Deputy President Cross that dismissed their s217 application to vary the 2015 and 2019 […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement negotiation update
Negotiations continue before the Fair Work Commission Yesterday, arising out of our application for an Intractable Bargaining order, we held the first supervised bargaining meeting in Newcastle before Deputy President Saunders of the Fair Work […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk- redundancy win
Members Offered Alternate Employment Following significant pressure from your Locomotive Division, Aurizon management have advised the following: “ As a result of new information relating to customer demand forecasts and requirements for near-term grain services, […] Read More »
QUBE general update- 5 June
1 – Intractable Bargaining Update 2 – QUBE’s appeal to vary the 2015 and 2019 EA’s. 3 – Federal Court Proceedings 1 – Intractable Bargaining – QUBE and the RTBU were in the Commission on […] Read More »
AURIZON NSW BULK RESTRUCTURE
BULK EMPLOYEES FACE REDUNDANCY IN SHAMEFUL MOVE As Aurizon Employees across the NSW Bulk and NSW Coal Business’s would have seen in yesterday’s correspondence from the company, Aurizon Bulk have announced a restructure of its […] Read More »