Broken Hill and Brisbane shunting concerns

Concerns have been raised about some rail companies’ use of DOO shunting. Read More »

Barry O’Farrell – is he really a ‘do nothing’ Premier?

It’s almost two years since Barry O’Farrell was elected Premier of NSW. In that time, he’s been a bit of a ‘do nothing’ Premier – or has he?

Far from sitting back and doing very little at all as many people in the public seem to believe is the case, Barry O’Farrell has been very busy during his time as Premier – he’s been busy slashing jobs and services across the state. Read More »

Railcorp plays hardball on ETR excess travel/travel time

Railcorp has been pushing for changes to the current ETR Excess Travel/Travelling Time practices – a move that could mean that for a significant part of the day, workers wouldn’t be covered by Workers Compensation. Read More »

RailCorp Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Training Dispute

Members are advised that a dispute currently exists regarding RailCorp’s proposed training package for this new track which is due to be commissioned in April 2013. Read More »

PN Intermodal EA – the latest

The PN Intermodal negotiating team met with the company last week to discuss whether any movement could be made on the outstanding matters in the enterprise agreement – wages and changes to the Drivers Only […] Read More »

Safety briefings get drivers back on deck quicker

In a big win for safety, Railcorp has now agreed to meet with the Loco Division on a weekly basis to review any safety incidents that have arisen during the week.   Read More »

Train crew to go mobile

RailCorp recently held a meeting to discuss introducing tablets (Electronic device) for use by the train crew. Read More »

Are your details up-to-date?

Loco Division membership is still increasing at a rapid rate, with more members than ever joining together to call for fair wages and conditions. Read More »

PN Intermodal workers vote for industrial action

The results of the Pacific National Intermodal protected industrial action vote are in – and members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking all proposed forms of action. Read More »

Important election notice for Operations members

Note – the following information does not apply to Loco Division votes An error in the mailing of ballot papers has resulted in Operations Division members in the Northern district receiving packs for the Metropolitan […] Read More »