Employer News
Aurizon Bulk and Containerised Freight EA- update no. 12
Your Locomotive Division EA Negotiating Team met with Aurizon Bulk EA representatives on 11 and 12 December 2023 in the RTBU Newcastle Office. Following the recent member engagement online feedback sessions, members provided the Negotiating […] Read More »
QUBE EA Member tour
In response to QUBE’s disgraceful 13-day lockout of RTBU Locomotive Division Members, a Lock-Out Support Fund was established to support and recognise members impacted by QUBE’s actions. Locomotive Divisional Council endorsed a further contribution to […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement update- SSR introduces new claims
Following the resounding No vote to SSR’s inferior Enterprise Agreement, we have resumed negotiations. Last week, we met with SSR management to go through the whole log of claims so that SSR could understand which […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk and Containerised Freight EA update: No. 11
RTBU Members are advised that your EA Negotiating Team met with Aurizon Management on the 14th and 15th of November in the RTBU Newcastle Office. Whilst the first day didn’t see much progress , the […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement update- too little, too late
We have been advised that QUBE management will be sending out another Enterprise Agreement for you to vote on very shortly. This is QUBE’s last ditch effort to get an agreement across the line before […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk and Containerised Freight Rail Operations Enterprise Agreement 2023 – Update No 8
Locomotive Division Members are advised that your Negotiating Team came together on Tuesday, October 3rd, at the RTBU Newcastle Office to continue our negotiations. As agreed during our last meeting, the RTBU Negotiating Team submitted […] Read More »
AURIZON NSW COAL UPDATE: RETURN ON AVAILABILITY PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN
HISTORY We are pleased to report this matter has finally been settled after an extended dispute. The matter was first raised prior to the negotiations of the current Aurizon Coal NSW Enterprise Agreement 2021. Followed […] Read More »
PN Greta depot roster dispute
PACIFIC NATIONAL SHOW FURTHER CONTEMPT TOWARDS THEIR EMPLOYEES After around 90 employees lodged dispute notices regarding Pacific Nationals actions in relation to no consultation and trying to implement a non-EA compliant roster that contains worse […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA- Mixed commodities update
By now, most members would have noticed Mixed Commodity Committee meetings occurring at various depots. The committee has met a few times, with talks so far focusing on the logistics of how the group will […] Read More »
PN – IPS Employees to Take Action
Locomotive Division Members are advised that their work may be affected by Protected Industrial Action (PIA) elsewhere in Pacific National’s business, with PIA starting this weekend due to Pacific National and their ongoing failure to […] Read More »