Heritage rolling stock should stay at Broadmeadow locomotive depot
A motion is to be tabled next week as Newcastle Labor councillors are proposing the council write to the NSW Transport Minister expressing its formal opposition to the removal of heritage-listed rolling stock from the […] Read More »
Federal Court Union Win – Ex-IRA Backpay Case
Ex-Independent Rail (IRA) Train Crew had a big win in the Federal Court today, with the court finding that workers who worked at IRA during the period from the expiry of their 2011 EA up […] Read More »
RMT UK Newsletter
Dear members, please find below the latest copy of the RMT UK newsletter: RMT welcomes Welsh Government decision to take Transport for Wales rail services into public ownership Wales’s largest rail union RMT today welcomed […] Read More »
PN Outsourced Protected Industrial Ballot Results
This morning we received the Declaration of Results for the PN Outsourced Protection Action Ballot with 93% of eligible members participating and in a sign of Unity all 8 industrial action options being overwhelmingly endorsed […] Read More »
Inland Rail: project continues
Australia’s Inland Rail project, designed to connect regional and national freight networks across Newcastle, Port Kembla and Sydney in NSW and then Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in other states, has started in its first […] Read More »
PN Intermodal: Rollover negotiations set to commence
On Thursday 15 October PNI Members will receive the NERR (Notice of Employee Representational Rights) from Management which is the trigger to begin negotiations. EA Rollover Negotiations There are only two components to the EA […] Read More »
Analysis: NSW buys 2,000 rail cars from overseas in 10 years
The New South Wales government has ordered almost 2,000 rail and tram carriages from overseas manufacturers in just the last decade according to a new analysis by the Australian Manufacturing Forum. It means that Australian […] Read More »
Pacific National Intermodal Outsourced Projects Enterprise Agreement Update: Ballot results
There will be two member sessions at the Port Kembla Leagues Club on Friday 23rd October 2020 at the following times: 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm, and 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm These two sessions […] Read More »
Sydney Trains flexible working survey
Members may have noticed Sydney Trains have circulated a survey entitled “Train Crewing Flexible Working” to operational staff. The Locomotive Division encourages members to be very cautious if they choose to complete this optional survey. […] Read More »
ACTU Petition: You can’t heal the economy by hurting workers
Dear members, Please see below for a message from the ACTU below. We have a simple demand for Scott Morrison this Sunday: No cuts to workers’ rights. Will you sign this petition and help deliver […] Read More »