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Driver Trainer and Principle Driver Recruitment at NSW Trains
NSW Trains has advised that it intends to fill long term vacant Principle Driver positions and increase its Driver Trainer establishment at Wollongong, Newcastle and Moss Vale. Principle Driver positions will be re-established for the […] Read More »
NSW Trains Annual Leave Dispute
The RTBU lodged a Step 2 Dispute with NSW Trains following apparent changes to the process for annual leave application. It had come to light that depots who can request annual leave (as opposed to […] Read More »
Southern Shorthaul Railway EA update
The Loco Division met with Southern Shorthaul Railway (SSR) Management on the 24th of July in an effort to resolve all outstanding EA issues. While SSR management is considering just two clauses, we believe that […] Read More »
Annual Around the Tracks Tour
The RTBU Regional South Tour is back! Come along to the locations listed here, grab yourself some food and a drink, have a chat about any issues in your and hear about the union’s plans for […] Read More »
Put it in the diary – Hunter Christmas drinks
The Hunter area Christmas drinks will be held on the 1st of December 2018 at the Wickham Park Hotel. $10 entry fee. Read More »
QUBE EA negotiations
The QUBE Enterprise Agreement is due to expire April 2019, and QUBE has initiated negotiations ahead of schedule in the hope that the new Enterprise Agreement will be finalised before the expiry of your current […] Read More »
‘Privatisation failure’ in the UK puts trains back in public hands
As if we needed more evidence of the fact that privatising our public transport services doesn’t work – the UK’s east coast main line has returned to public hands after what has been described as […] Read More »
Southern Shorthaul Railway (SSR) EA negotiations update
After the last bargaining meeting with SSR, the RTBU Loco Division was informed that SSR were to take the enterprise agreement out to SSR employees for a vote. This was despite the fact that the […] Read More »
Around the Tracks – Southern Depot Tour
Brian Head will be visiting numerous locations over the coming weeks, talking to members about workplace issues and discussing future plans. Brian will also be setting up one-on-one meetings for anyone interested. His number is […] Read More »
RTBU – 2018 union elections notice
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has supplied information regarding the RTBU elections for National and NSW Branch positions for 2018. Click here to download the information. Nominations. which must be in writing and comply with […] Read More »