Employer News
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 »
QUBE members locked out- support fund
Locomotive Division QUBE Members in NSW were locked out by the Company between 20/7 and 3/8 for simply demanding that QUBE honour the Agreement reached and placed on record in the FWC. Members were without […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk EA Update 6
After an extended pause by Aurizon Management, we can now confirm Aurizon have agreed to release some of your delegates to attend a workshop next week at our Sydney Office. The workshop will be for […] Read More »
Aurizon NSW Coal update
Return on availability dispute Following our last newsflash on 18 August 2023, the Return on Availability Dispute was escalated to Aurizon’s General Manager of Operations. On 21 August 2023, Aurizon acknowledged and responded to our […] Read More »
Railtrain: non-Union EA voted down
In a significant update to members, we can now report that RailTrain’s proposed enterprise agreement has come to a grinding halt, after a resounding no-vote from the workforce. RTBU Locomotive members have communicated a strong […] Read More »