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Australia needs a pay rise, but instead we’ve got Cash
***A message from Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary*** Michaelia Cash has built a career attacking working people for big business. Help us get a billboard up in Perth to remind people of that fact. While she […] Read More »
Southern Shorthaul Railway EA negotiations begin again
Negotiations have recommenced after the correct “Notice of Representations Rights” were re-issued to members. At a meeting, which was held on 31 August 2017, the RTBU and SSR Management discussed the following; 1st book […] Read More »
The Annual Enfield Smoko!
Join us on Saturday 14th October from 11am at the Carlingford Bowling Club. Read More »
Are you a Kiwi living in Australia? Don’t forget to vote
*****A message from the Rail, Maritime Transport Union in New Zealand***** Kiwis out there across the world, this is our electoral moment. The polls have flipped: a change of government to a Labour-led government is […] Read More »
$100 billion lost
*****Message from ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus****** $100 billion. That’s how much a new report this morning estimated would be lost from Australians’ superannuation thanks to wage theft, wage freezes, reduced penalty rates and cancelled workplace agreements. That’s […] Read More »
PN refusing to budge on Intermodal agreement
On Wednesday 13th September an EBA meeting was held with Pacific National in an endeavour to finalise the agreement. The issue of the percentage increase was front and centre of negotiations at this meeting however […] Read More »
Thoughts with those affected by London Tube bombing
Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the devastating bomb blast on the London Tube. A bomb was detonated on the Tube near Parsons Green station during peak-hour, injuring at least 29 people. To […] Read More »
PN tables a summary of their ‘total package’
The original plan was that PN would provide your EA negotiation team with a copy of a draft EA outlining what the company wanted on Monday. On Friday afternoon they phoned and changed their mind […] Read More »
These are the most anti-union laws we have seen in a generation
***Message from Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary*** Michaelia Cash is trying to convince the Senate to pass the most anti-union laws we have seen in a generation – the so-called Ensuring Integrity Bill. This is a […] Read More »
Battle against DOO operation looms in NZ
The latest RMTU union magazine is a bumper issue, with coverage of the NZ parliamentary elections, a profile of a key Womean union delegate and the looming battle against DOO operation. Catch up on all the […] Read More »



