Employer News
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AURIZON NSW COAL UPDATE: RETURN ON AVAILABILITY PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN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 »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement update- 27 September
Response to QUBE memorandum of 26 September 2023 Again, in another Memorandum sent to all NSW Train Crew yesterday, QUBE state they want to end this long running EA Bargaining dispute but only if you […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement update 22 September
Members, yesterday your EA bargaining team met with SSR again. There was a last-minute attempt by SSR to add a new clause, without consultation, to the Agreement that would have had the effect of negating […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update 22 September
Members, by now you would have all seen the “Enterprise Bargaining Update” that QUBE put out to all employees on 13 September 2023. In that memorandum, QUBE stated: • That they “were disappointed that the […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement Update
Yesterday, the Locomotive Division met with SSR and the independent bargaining representatives. Despite being told last week that there may be some more movement on reducing the duty cycle, SSR told us today that they […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update- 8 September
Yesterday, your RTBU Locomotive Division Negotiating Team returned to the Fair Work Commission for continued conciliation with QUBE management facilitated by Commissioner Crawford. This is the first meeting since 7 August 2023, and although it […] Read More »