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Proposed fatigue laws won’t maintain safety standards
The RTBU has welcomed the response by Transport for NSW to the draft National Laws regulating fatigue management in the rail industry. “Transport for NSW has picked up the deficiencies in the draft that the […] Read More »
Drug testing win gives drivers hope
The RTBU has welcomed a Fair Work Australia decision that drug testing was unfair and unreasonable and that swab tests were a more appropriate test of impairment. The union has long argued that urine testing was […] Read More »
Cost cutting O’Farrell sets his sights on WorkCover
An audit of the NSW WorkCover scheme has just been completed, and with a $4 billion deficit predicted by the end of the year, Barry O’Farrell says the system is in dire need of reform. […] Read More »
RailCorp fails to derail driver’s dismissal appeal
The Locomotive Division has had a win at the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) against RailCorp which was attempting to shut down an unfair dismissal case using a legal technicality. Last July a RailCorp driver, Mr […] Read More »
Drivers asked for feedback on Oscar glare trial
The RTBU been also been pursuing RailCorp over the unacceptable levels of glare from the dash of the Oscar for more than 12 months. As an interim solution ‘dash mats’ were trialled, then several non-reflective/anti-glare […] Read More »
Waratah detrainment ramp finally fixed
The long-running struggle with RailCorp over the cab detrainment ramp has now been resolved. The two roof-mounted pulleys for the detrainment ramp guide ropes had originally been placed at just the right height for the […] Read More »
RTBU beats RailCorp’s sectorisation push
The RTBU Loco Division has beaten at attempt by RailCorp to extend sectorisation on the CityRail suburban network. The RTBU challenged RailCorp in Fair Work Australia over its plan to put a stop to requirements […] Read More »
3801 drivers missing out on EA rises
The 3801 steam locomotive, built in Sydney by Clyde Engineering in 1943, has been painstakingly repaired and maintained by full-time, casual and volunteer employees since the 1980s. It’s a labour of love but for a […] Read More »
EBA process grinds to halt as PN Coal reneges on agreement
The RTBU has suspended all EBA negotiations with all business groups at Pacific National after PN Coal backtracked from the previous agreement of a common expiry date for a three-year agreement. At odds with the […] Read More »
Constructive negotiations end the PN stand-down dispute
The RTBU has reached an agreement with PN Coal regarding the interpretation of the stand-down clause of the EA. The union recently disputed the way stand-down notices were delivered recently at Port Kembla and […] Read More »
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