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Newsflash: 1Rail – Leave Deduction Dispute
As previously reported your RTBU Locomotive Division has been in discussion with One Rail Management and HR over how they are currently deducting Annual Leave. Management admitted that, without consultation, they made the change late last year […] Read More »
Newsflash: Aurizon – Dirty Tricks
In another race to the bottom of the corporate world, in the Aurizon grain section, instead of using NSW based Coal Crews as allowed for under the Coal Enterprise Agreement, Aurizon instead has sublet NSW […] Read More »
NSW Trains Disciplinary Approach
NSW Trains continues to self-destruct by its heavy-handed disciplinary approach in dealing with its employees with dismissal being the only apparent remedy for misconduct. This overzealous approach has been mirrored across all areas of NSW […] Read More »
New InterCity Fleet (NIF), the cost of arrogance
Whilst the respective parties involved in all things NIF pause to reflect on the Full Bench Fair Work decision that NSW Trains cannot implement the proposed classifications of Intercity Specialist Driver and Customer Service Guard, […] Read More »
Vale Tony James
It was with great sadness that Tony James Driver Trainer from Hornsby ETR recently passed away due to a long illness. He was a great fella, well respected by his workmates and loved life and […] Read More »
WIN: The RTBU has won the Full Bench decision before the Fair Work Commission!
The RTBU has won the Full Bench decision before the Fair Work Commission! The Bench found that the changes proposed by NSW Trains were extra claims under Clause 13 of the Enterprise Agreement. These changes […] Read More »
PN Intermodal EA Update: The official results of the EA ballot have been declared and it’s a YES.
Thank you to each and every member that voted, an 88% participation rate is an outstanding effort. Where to Now? In the final days of the Access Period, Members made PN and the RTBU National […] Read More »
ACTU/Australian Unions Omnibus: Cutting through the Government’s spin
Dear members, ACTU and Australian Unions has release a document unpacking the IR Omnibus Bill. Read the full document here. Read More »
Footplate: NIF Training Commences without ICDC Agreement/Support
The Loco Division recently discovered that NIF training was scheduled to commence at Gosford from 1 March with 10 drivers rostered for that purpose. Only 3 drivers had volunteered with the remaining seven forced to […] Read More »
Locomotive Division NIF Depot Tour
Last week and this week, the Locomotive Division undertook a depot wide tour of the InterCity depots to canvass the membership to enable the Locomotive Division to continue to fight for a safer operating model […] Read More »
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