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WA comrade needs our help
WA Loco Division member, Kevin “Paddy” Doherty, 42, is fighting for his life in a Perth Hospital, after a horror crash on an Esperance farm. His friend, Adrian Nichols, 41, died when the farm ute […] Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
We can expect to be drug tested much more often from the end of April, with Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator recently announcing it is now beginning random testing of Rail Safety Workers […] Read More »
PN Coal Unit – Significant variability in demand and decision making
Pacific National is all over the place at the moment – and workers are suffering as a result. As previously reported in Loco Express, the company recently announced intention to cut 46 jobs from the […] Read More »
Pacific National EA negotiations set to be tough
With new owners set to take over Pacific National, negotiations for the new enterprise agreement are going to be particularly tough. The planning and discussion process is already underway, and it’s clear that management wants […] Read More »
Drug testing on the increase in NSW
The chances of you being subject to a random drug test at work have just increased substantially. In addition to the random testing system that rail operators are required to implement by law in NSW, […] Read More »
PN disputes and events
Click here to see some quick updates on some of the current disputes and events relating to Pacific National members, including shift manager reclassification; train coordinator and integrates live run coordinator changes and an NOC/IPS […] Read More »
PN voluntary redundancies and company lies
In what has come to a complete shock to the union and employees, Pacific National Intermodal has just announced it is calling for voluntary redundancies. A memo was sent to workers on Tuesday evening outlining […] Read More »
Pacific National – Operations Centre Bulletin
The RTBU has been examining all scenarios to ensure members’ concerns about the establishment of the PN National Operations Centres are addressed and their conditions of employment are enforced. It would appear from our legal […] Read More »
ACCC raises further concerns about Asciano takeover
There’s been yet another twist in the Asciano takeover bid saga. The competition watchdog has now stepped in and questioned the commercial relationships between Qube, Brookfield Infrastructure and the six international investment funds behind the […] Read More »
Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28th
Workers Memorial Day, or the International Day of Mourning, is coming up on April 28th. The day is a time to remember those workers who have been killed at or because of their work, and […] Read More »
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