Update
SMH news: $1 million for TAHE office space, no money for worker wage rises
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) is splashing $1 million a year on plush new offices in the CBD, despite being just blocks away from rent-free space in […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update Meeting No. 2
Yesterday Thursday 16th June 2022, your Locomotive Division Enterprise Agreement Committee met with QUBE Management to continue bargaining for your replacement Enterprise Agreement. During this meeting, QUBE were to supply their Log of Claims, but […] Read More »
QUBE EA Update
Yesterday, Wednesday 1st June 2022, your Locomotive Division Enterprise Agreement Committee met with QUBE Management to commence bargaining for your replacement Enterprise Agreement. During this meeting, your Log of Claims was presented to QUBE Management […] Read More »
Aurizon NSW Coal Operations dispute update
On 17 May 2022, Aurizon NSW Coal Operations management chose to implement a change to how they manage employees being unavailable for their next turn of duty and announced this change by issuing an Employee […] Read More »
Junee send off
Junee; Wiradjuri land and an iconic and proud NSW Railway town steeped in Locomotive history since 1878. And what better way to celebrate that proud history then by honouring our retired RTBU members with a […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA- Update 15
Yesterday, we met via telephone conference before Deputy President Saunders of the Fair Work Commission after Pacific National lodged their bargaining dispute. Pacific National requested for the Deputy President to attend three lots of bargaining […] Read More »
PN Bulk EA Update 14
BALLOT FOR PROTECTED ACTION APPROVED Further to our last Newsflash, yesterday our application to conduct a ballot to take protected action was approved by the Fair Work Commission. Process from here–The ballot will be conducted […] Read More »
PN BULK EA UPDATE -13
BALLOT FOR PROTECTED ACTION LODGED Further to our last Newsflash (Update 12) today we lodged an application for Protected Industrial Actionwith the Fair Work Commission. Pacific National may oppose the approval of the application, in […] Read More »
Disappointing, but not surprising! RSS fails its workers again.
Today, Wednesday 4 May 2022, RSS decided that bargaining for a fair and reasonable Enterprise Agreement is now over. They issued a bargaining update, beating their chests about how concerned they are for their employees […] Read More »
And it’s a yes!!
Today, Tuesday the 3rd of May, the RTBU Negotiating Team has finally been officially notified by Momentum Management with the EA voting results. RTBU Momentum Members have had their say with a resounding 87.3% return […] Read More »