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Penalty rate changes to cost $667m: report
A reduction in Sunday penalty rates means workers across country Australia risk losing more than $660 million each year, new modelling shows. The McKell Institute also says the Fair Work Commission’s decision to align weekend […] Read More »
Safety concerns over state government plan to dump train guards on Newcastle to Sydney line
A train guard has spoken out about the Government’s unsafe plan to dump train guards on the Newcastle line. There’s a survey at the end of the article asking ‘Should all trains have guards on […] Read More »
Transport NOW – Federal Budget Wrap
This year’s Federal Budget has received a mixed reaction – with some positive announcements in infrastructure and social policy, combined with a smattering of cruel and heartless measures designed specifically to punish poor and vulnerable […] Read More »
PN survey results now in!
Thank you to all members who participated in our recent survey! We had a fantastic response and the results have given us a clear picture that we can now take to Pacific National. See the results and […] Read More »
Opal card fares to rise on July 3, Transport Minister Andrew Constance announces
Public transport users in NSW face a 2.4 per cent increase in Opal fares from July, which the state government stresses is in line with inflation and needed to offset a decline in revenue. The […] Read More »
Freightliner: union wins three extra safety reps
Your union has had a win with the completion of the Freightliner OH&S committee elections, where we successfully argued for three additional representatives, taking the total amount to four. We are now focussing on putting […] Read More »
Great turnout at May Day marches in Sydney and Newcastle!
It was great to see a strong RTBU turnout at the May Day marches in both Sydney and Newcastle over the weekend! All up, around 100 RTBU members across all divisions attended and we had a great time […] Read More »
RTBU New InterCity Fleet depot tour
The RTBU will be conducting a tour of NSW Trains depots to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding that has recently been finalised with NSW Trains management.Details here. Read More »
Parties broker train truce
The industrial dispute which has triggered grain freight chaos in Victoria is far from resolved but warring parties Pacific National (PN) and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have brokered a truce which will […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement Negotiations 2017
As members would be aware, Southern Shorthaul Railway Australia (SSR) issued a Notice of Representational Rights (NERR) in May 2016. The purpose of an NERR is to formally commence the bargaining process for a new […] Read More »
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