Update
Australia’s First “Railway”
Did you know that Australia’s first reputed railway was powered by convicts? That’s right, in 1836 at the Tasmanian penal colony of Port Arthur, Captain Charles Booth had convict labour construct an 8-kilometre section of […] Read More »
PN Intermodal Outsourced Projects Enterprise Agreement Update
The RTBU has taken further industrial action this week with three 24-hour work stoppages on 15, 16 and 17 December 2020. As you are aware, the RTBU must comply with Federal Court orders and stop […] Read More »
RMTU NZ Transport Worker Magazine – Issue 4, December 2020
Dear members, Please find below the latest issue of the RMTU NZ Transport Worker Magazine. Read the full magazine here. Read More »
Footplate: NIF Update – Post Action Discussions
Following the scheduled “Mission Readiness” exercise on the NIF train and the safety events that followed, the RTBU has been meeting with NSW Trains and a Transport for NSW representative to try and resolve the […] Read More »
RMTU NZ Activist Newsletter – Issue 13, 11 Dec 2020
Dear members, please find below the latest issue of the RMTU NZ Activist newsletter. Read the full newsletter here. Read More »
Level 1 Workplace Delegate Training
Last week, the Locomotive Division undertook our final round of level 1 Workplace Delegate training for 2020 at the Vibe Hotel in Sydney. Ten drivers, from across the state, came together for an intensive two […] Read More »
ATP Training for Waterfall Drivers
After a lot of consultation, feedback and determined hard work from the delegates on the project, training will allow Sydney Trains drivers to operate the ATP in normal mode on the Sydney Trains network. From Monday […] Read More »
1Rail Newsflash: Leave deductions
Members have recently advised that 1Rail has started changing the way they deduct employee’s annual and sick leave and that they had not been informed of these changes. The RTBU Locomotive division has written to […] Read More »
PN Intermodal Outsourced Projects Enterprise Agreement Update: Negotiations have FAILED again!
Negotiations have FAILED again! Yesterday, your Delegates along with RTBU Officials attended an EA meeting at the Port Kembla Office with Pacific National. During this meeting, your negotiating team put to Pacific National an offer […] Read More »
PN Coal – Lithgow Depot Stand Up to Stand Downs
Further to yesterday’s Newsletter, today your RTBU Locomotive Division Organiser and Industrial Officer met with Pacific National Hierarchy to attempt to resolve the dispute regarding Pacific Nationals intention to stand employees down. Pacific National sought […] Read More »