Update
Vale Greg Reid – 24th December 2019
Following the tragic passing of Greg Reid in a freight train incident just out of Perth recently, a fundraising page has been set up to help Greg’s family take him back to New Zealand to […] Read More »
Train Crew Christmas & NYE Claims & Entitlements 2019/2020
After consultation with Sydney Trains regarding claims and entitlements for train crew for the Xmas/NYE roster the below table has been agreed by both parties. Altered working provisions such as extra kilometres still apply. Click […] Read More »
Loco Express: Secretary’s Report
Dear members, It’s been a busy year for everyone in the Loco Division and we should all use the holiday period to refresh in anticipation of further and ongoing attacks by employers and governments against […] Read More »
Railtrain Underpayment Case Update
Recently, the Interlocutory Hearing (a type of small, fast hearing) was held to determine whether the RTBU could pursue the three Railtrain Managers as well as the company itself for the underpayment case. Railtrain armed […] Read More »
PN: Mobile Phone Update
ATTENTION ALL PN TRAIN CREW: On Tuesday the 17th of December, RTBU Officials (Allan Barden, Leanne Holmes, Keith McMahon, Greg Camron and Kevin Pryor) met with Pacific National (Kate Alam, Brett Lynch, Simon Atkinson and […] Read More »
Safety and Surveillance campaign
At our recent National Locomotive Divisional meeting in Canberra, the National Locomotive Divisional Committee launched two national campaigns on health, safety and welfare in the workplace for members. The continuous attacks and eroding of our […] Read More »
New Intercity Fleet (NIF) Update Dispute
The saga around the “Your guide to the New Intercity Fleet” continues. The RTBU put the issues with the booklet immediately into dispute under the enterprise agreement. Amongst the issues with the booklet were: Introducing […] Read More »
French union workers strike over pension reforms
France’s CGT union is striking for the 13th day today after the government proposed combining separate pension schemes into a single scheme, meaning people will be working longer for less income. The railway and transport […] Read More »
MTU NZ Transport Worker Magazine Issue 4 2019
The final issue for 2019 of our world renowned Transport Worker magazine is now available for download and reading using the link below. This issue is a huge 36 pages packed full of timely news […] Read More »