Employer News
Intermodal driver update
PN, after being forced to backdown on their anti-worker agenda of pushing a vote through, have come to the table and are negotiating with the RTBU (as per Member demand) around possible flexibility triggers during […] Read More »
Training and COVID 19
Members will be aware of the requirements of social distancing in the current environment and the two person per cab rule in place at this time. The impact of these requirements has meant that in-cab […] Read More »
PN Coal say no to counter flexibility offer
As we reported on Friday, Pacific National (PN) Coal took the weekend to consider your delegates counter proposals regarding potential flexibilities in case of a COVID-19 related emergency at a PN depot. Delegates and Officials […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update
Late last week, QUBE finally responded to our letter which addresses concerns that QUBE was not bargaining in good faith. Within this letter, QUBE stated that they still wished to continue with negotiations, however QUBE […] Read More »
NSW Trains Member Information
The Locomotive Division has received numerous queries from its members regarding Regional Drivers and how they were able to originally achieve a 5.4% wage increase for a new operating model. The last significant change to […] Read More »
PN Bulk discussions commence re COVID-19 EA change request
After PN Bulk agreed they would not proceed to a vote to change your EA, meetings with NSW RTBU Locomotive Division Officials and Your Delegates commenced on Monday. During these discussions we demanded that any […] Read More »
PN Coal advise down sizing of Werris Creek in North West restructure
Further to PN Coal’s announcement in February to restructure its northern operations, and after the RTBU Locomotive Division represented concerns of Freight members who would be impacted by the restructure, PN Coal put their plans […] Read More »
Pacific National: important employee update
Congratulations to each and every RTBU Member for standing together. Every signature on the two petitions (which totalled almost 1,500), every phone hook-up attended, and every written question has forced PN to change its tack. […] Read More »
Sydney Trains COVID-19 Update
Loco Division Delegates and HSR’s at Sydney Trains are continuing to play a major role in addressing Member issues through the COVID-19 taskforce. Their hard work and tenacity has led to robust COVID-19 specific cab […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update
We know many of you are concerned following QUBE’s outrageous letter cancelling any enterprise agreement negotiations due to the COVID-19 virus. Today, our internal Locomotive Divisional Legal Officer sent QUBE a letter raising our concerns […] Read More »