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Your rights at work – handy cards now available
The RTBU Locomotive Division has released a set of handy new pocket-sized membership cards outlining employees’ rights and responsibilities. Available at the moment is a set of cards outlining employees rights in regards to Drug […] Read More »
Loco Division union fees – financial year 2011/12
RTBU membership dues for members of the Locomotive Division for the new financial year (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2012) are as follows: Full time: $559 based on 26 fortnights Part-time: $309.40 based on […] Read More »
Farewell to Neil Oliver – CountryLink driver, Junee
After 34 years working for the railways in NSW, loyal RTBU member Neil Oliver has resigned to take up a position as Locomotive Driver with Rio Tinto in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Neil […] Read More »
Asciano expects massive earnings but plays hardball on wages
Asciano, the company that owns Pacific National, has announced that company earnings for the second half of the 2012 financial year will soar, with figures expected to exceed the first half and the same period […] Read More »
Bathurst back on track
Last month Premier O’Farrell made a surprise announcement that a daily return commuter rail service to Bathurst will start on October 21 this year. Running seven days a week, stops are planned at Lithgow, Mt Victoria and Katoomba.
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The North West Rail Link
The NSW Government recently released its plan for the North West Rail Link. The rail link will be 23km long, including 15km of tunnels between Bella Vista and Epping – the longest and deepest tunnels ever built in Australia. It’s being billed as the solution to the transport woes of our growing North West region. But is really all its cracked up to be? Read More »
Hot off the press – new CountryLink Express
The very first edition of the new CountryLink Express – the newsletter for all CountryLink members – has been distributed today. The first edition features articles on the training and skills development dispute, the new CountryLink management team and the Driver Training Steering Committee.
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Union committee monitors RailCorp changes at Hornsby
RailCorp has recently proposed that Hornsby guards now be required to sign on at the car sheds rather than at Hornsby Station. The move is due to occur in late July/August ahead of the October […] Read More »
Auburn induction training package up and running
In early June RailCorp and the RTBU finally agreed on an induction package for the Auburn maintenance centre. The negotiations were lengthy and made more complex as the parties had to resolve several site specific […] Read More »
First National Rail Safety Regulator appointed
Following the passage of the Rail Safety National Law through South Australian Parliament last month, the first National Rail Safety Regulator has been appointed. Rob Andrews has worked as a rail safety regulator in the […] Read More »
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