Employer News
NSW Trains Flexible Work Pilot Program
The RTBULD recently attended a meeting to discuss how NSW Trains could expand or improve how its employees could work more “flexibly”. Apparently this has come about following a NSW Government decision in 2016 to […] Read More »
NSW Trains Principle Driver Dispute
The RTBU Loco Division has been agitating for numerous years for NSW Trains to re-institute the Principle Driver role within Regional depots which has been allowed to wither to the point where there was only […] Read More »
Aurizon and PN continue to fight ACCC in court
Member employers Aurizon and Pacific National are getting ready to argue with the ACCC on its blocking of the $205 million sale of Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge freight rail hub. The ACCC is appealing a decision […] Read More »
Fair Work Commission rejects Linfox bid to suspend Aurizon industrial action
As members may be aware, The RTBU Queensland branch has been fighting hard against Aurizon to get the working conditions members deserve. Recently, major road transportation company Linfox attempted to stop the RTBU QLD industrial action at Aurizon, a […] Read More »
Railtrain Update
RTBU Members may have been made aware that Railtrain PTY LTD will cease as a legal entity and become Railtrain Services PTY LTD (RTS). This has caused concern for some of our Members who have […] Read More »
Ongoing disputes with Aurizon
Aurizon are continuing to treat your agreement with contempt. After taking industrial action last year to achieve annual leave rights and workplace surveillance protections, members expected that Aurizon would honour its bargain. However, a mere […] Read More »
Sydney Trains Dispute Win: Altered Working Extra Kilometres
The Locomotive Division wishes to advise members of the positive outcome to an outstanding dispute regarding non-payment of extra kilometres on altered working. This dispute arose at Penrith Depot after Sydney Trains ceased paying extra […] Read More »
Sydney Trains Drivers Taskforce Update
The Locomotive Division wish to inform members of outcomes to the most recent Drivers’ Taskforce meeting held Monday, 3 June at Mortdale Maintenance Centre. Following initial resolutions to outstanding issues of DRAWA interpretation (lift up […] Read More »
Aurizon Coal EA Update
As you know, the RTBU Locomotive Division, on behalf of members lodged an application with Fair Work Commission for assistance to resolve the following ongoing disputes: Application of Annual leave; The denials of delegates rights […] Read More »
QUBE EA Negotiations Update
The RTBU Locomotive Division and your Delegates held our final discussions with QUBE management on May 24th. QUBE informed us that they would be sending out their proposed Enterprise Agreement for members to vote on, […] Read More »