Update
47th Taree and District Railway Retirement Club
On Monday, 6th November, 76 past and current railway employees attended the annual Taree and district Railway Retirement Club luncheon. Attendees came from far and wide, including from Bribie Island, Wollongong and Sydney. Two recipients […] Read More »
QUBE suffers buyer’s remorse
Members will have received another Memorandum dated 12 July 2023 from Dan Coulton this afternoon, a copy of which is attached to this Newsflash. Finally, QUBE have disclosed their real intentions behind their cowardly backflip […] Read More »
Aurizon Bulk- out of touch in NSW
20 June 2023 The RTBU Locomotive Division has been made aware that Aurizon Bulk is considering sending their proposed Enterprise Agreement out for a vote in the coming days/weeks. THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED […] Read More »
QUBE members EA update- agreement gets voted DOWN again
This morning we received the results for the latest ballot that closed last night at 6pm. Two thirds of you agree that the proposed Enterprise Agreement is not worth the paper it is printed on. […] Read More »
One Rail EA update- in principle agreement reached
After weeks of intense negotiation, we are pleased to report that an in-principle agreement has been reached on a replacement enterprise agreement. From here, drafting is the priority which we anticipate being completed next week. […] Read More »
QUBE Members Enterprise Agreement Update: Voting commences tomorrow – vote no!
QUBE management has neglected to inform you of a major issue that they have inserted into their inferior Enterprise Agreement, and it should be noted that your Negotiation Team has neither agreed to, nor will […] Read More »
Opinion piece: Is the dream of the inland rail merely a fantasy?
This opinion piece was published in the Canberra Times and other Australian Community Network publications on Monday 24 April 2023. The Inland Rail project is a critical piece of infrastructure that, if designed and run […] Read More »
One Rail Delegates Take Advantage of Shutdown to Get Feedback
Last week during the HV Shutdown, One Rail Delegates were able to get out and seek feedback from the membership on One Rails latest EA Proposals. Although there have been some gains, the parties are […] Read More »
Important announcement for Freight Members regarding public holiday work
On 28 March 2023, the Federal Court handed down an important decision for all employees that has profound impacts with respect to public holidays moving forward. All members should carefully read this newsflash. In summary, […] Read More »
QUBE Members Enterprise Agreement Update
Following the overwhelming “NO” vote for QUBE’s inferior Enterprise Agreement, your bargaining representatives met with QUBE management on Wednesday to continue negotiating an Enterprise Agreement that you deserve. Your negotiating team went into the meeting […] Read More »