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Footplate: Guide to Christmas and New Year Claims
Sydney Trains’ decision to re-cast the Master Roster for a two week period over Christmas has resulted in unnecessary confusion and inconvenience at an already stressful time. Due to this the Locomotive Division has compiled […] Read More »
NEW YEARS EVE PAY ARRANGEMENTS
Members may have seen correspondence from Sydney and NSW Trains this week regarding applicable New Years Eve Penalty rates. Those working New Years Eve will be paid double time and a half (250%) plus receive […] Read More »
UK: New year rail strikes to pile on misery days after fares rise
Workers at six train operating companies – Southern, South Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and the Isle of Wight’s Island Line – will walk out 8 January. Members of the Rail, Maritime […] Read More »
Steepest funicular in the world opens in Switzerland!
The steepest funicular railway in the world has opened in Switzerland, with gradients of up to 110 per cent. Running from the valley floor in the town of Schwyz up to the village of Stoos, which […] Read More »
December Rail History insights
Click here to download December’s rail history insights. Read More »
Gridlocked and unworkable’: Dire warning for Sydney’s trains from former top execs
The Berejiklian government’s $20 billion-plus metro train line under construction in Sydney could have been built far more cheaply ‘‘with more sensible planning’’, four former top rail executives say in a highly critical assessment of […] Read More »
Early Xmas Present from Sydney Trains Management – Grinch?
Trainee Driver members recently were advised that they would have to take leave over the Xmas/New Year break even if they had no accumulated leave, which would have meant that trainees would have to take […] Read More »
RMTU – Last edition of 2017
The latest Issue of our premier publication is available for viewing and download using the link below’; http://www.rmtunion.org.nz/publications/documents/TTW4-17FINALlores.pdf This is the final issue for 2017. Read More »
Footplate: Christmas and New Year arrangements
Members are advised that following considerable issues with the Christmas/New Year Master Roster a position has been reached with Sydney Trains to increase visibility of the Christmas Period Roster and secure additional Lift Up and […] Read More »
Newsflash: Pacific National Intermodal – Congratulations
After nearly twelve months of negotiating, the majority of Members have voted in favour of the proposed EA. Congratulations to all the Members that voted and had their say on their future. Your Union will […] Read More »
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