Turnbull Govt attack on working people: update
The below update has just been received from ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus: ——– This is an update on the Turnbull government attacks against working people. We have bogged down the five pieces of anti-worker legislation […] Read More »
AURIZON COAL ENTERPRISE – company log of claims
On November 10th, your delegates and the Union sat down with Aurizon Negotiating team to exchange log of claims and to step each party through each log. General Manager, Catherine Baxter, briefly attended the meeting […] Read More »
AURIZON COAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT UPDATE
RTBU representatives met with Aurizon Coal management on Monday 30th October 2017 to discuss logistics for the upcoming Enterprise Agreement negotiations. Discussions included where and when the negotiations will be held and who will be […] Read More »
PN NSW BULK RAIL Update: Pay and Protected Action
A short update on where the issues with pay deductions for participation the two 48 hour stoppages have progressed to. Your RTBU team wrote to the company on Tuesday and gave them till COB today […] Read More »
PN NSW Coal and Bulk EA Negotiations- A Way Forward
Your RTBU Negotiating Team met with the Company this week on Wednesday and Thursday to continue negotiations in the agreed format of: – Group A: Focusing on the outstanding matters to be dealt with in […] Read More »
PN NSW Bulk Rail EA – Pay and Protected Action
Members from around the state are reporting that Pacific National has deducted payments for participating in the two 48 hour stoppages that are higher than the hours they were rostered to work or would have […] Read More »
Sydney & NSW Trains EA Update 15
Download a PDF of this update here. Your combined rail unions (CRU) negotiating team met with management on the 24th and 26th October to try to reach agreement on the issues you said matter most […] Read More »
ACTU: Banks aren’t super
Banks aren’t super. But the Turnbull Government wants to give big banks access to our retirement savings. Australian Unions released a dossier on the banking scandals that have occurred in the last year. There’s literally […] Read More »
ACTU calls for ‘living wage’ on anniversary of Harvester decision
The ACTU is calling for the minimum wage to be raised to the level of a living wage, on which a low-paid worker could support themselves and their family. ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus will tonight […] Read More »
Update: PN EA Negotiations Actions to Date
You can download a PDF of this newsflash here. On 18 October 2017, Pacific National wrote to employees proposing to commence bargaining for two separate Enterprise Agreements, rather than a single Enterprise Agreement comprising both […] Read More »



