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Pacific National EA Tour 2017-2018
As a result of Delegates unanimously concluding that what has been achieved at the bargaining table was significant enough to conduct a joint tour with Pacific National, the RTBU can now confirm the details of […] Read More »
PN Intermodal voting closes at midnight
The closing time to get your electronic vote is midnight Tuesday 12 December. If you are having any problems accessing the voting system, you need to contact Leanne Holmes from the RTBU National Office (0405 […] Read More »
Tension on the track: ABC
The Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland rail line is touted as the Snowy Hydro Scheme for the modern era — a nation-building infrastructure project that will bring huge benefits to the bush. But the $10 billion venture to […] Read More »
Aurizon coal EA update
The RTBU Aurizon Coal negotiating team met with management on Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th December 2017 to continue negotiations for the enterprise agreement. Your negotiating team revisited discussions from the previous meeting on Clause […] Read More »
Sydney and NSW Trains: Making management bargain in good faith
Your RTBU negotiating team today filed an application for Good Faith Bargaining Orders in the Fair Work Commission. This decision was made by your team after management’s continued failure to provide the information requested to […] Read More »
Update: PN NSW Coal and Bulk EA Negotiations
As reported last week we continued to negotiate with Pacific National this week on the 15th and 16th November in an effort to resolve the remaining outstanding issues between the parties. Significant progress was made, […] Read More »
Turnbull Govt attack on working people: update
The below update has just been received from ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus: ——– This is an update on the Turnbull government attacks against working people. We have bogged down the five pieces of anti-worker legislation […] Read More »
AURIZON COAL ENTERPRISE – company log of claims
On November 10th, your delegates and the Union sat down with Aurizon Negotiating team to exchange log of claims and to step each party through each log. General Manager, Catherine Baxter, briefly attended the meeting […] Read More »
AURIZON COAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT UPDATE
RTBU representatives met with Aurizon Coal management on Monday 30th October 2017 to discuss logistics for the upcoming Enterprise Agreement negotiations. Discussions included where and when the negotiations will be held and who will be […] Read More »
PN NSW BULK RAIL Update: Pay and Protected Action
A short update on where the issues with pay deductions for participation the two 48 hour stoppages have progressed to. Your RTBU team wrote to the company on Tuesday and gave them till COB today […] Read More »