Rail transport operators exempted from having to do a period health assessment in certain circumstances
In other Industry news Rail transport operators have been exempted by the Transport Minister from having to do a period health assessment as required by the Rail Safety National Law (NSW); where the rail transport operator (employer) has: (a) Identified […] Read More »
Overcrowded trains a health concern now more than ever
A recent NSW Auditor General’s report has revealed that the overcrowding on Sydney’s trains is even more concerning now as COVID-19 restrictions are eased and people return to their daily commutes. There may be up […] Read More »
May Day 2020
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Intermodal driver update
PN, after being forced to backdown on their anti-worker agenda of pushing a vote through, have come to the table and are negotiating with the RTBU (as per Member demand) around possible flexibility triggers during […] Read More »
Training and COVID 19
Members will be aware of the requirements of social distancing in the current environment and the two person per cab rule in place at this time. The impact of these requirements has meant that in-cab […] Read More »
Return to Travelodge
Following the Government’s decision to quarantine people returning from overseas in order to prevent the spread of COVID 19, the Travelodge was requisitioned for that purpose which meant that Regional crew were required to find […] Read More »
PN Coal say no to counter flexibility offer
As we reported on Friday, Pacific National (PN) Coal took the weekend to consider your delegates counter proposals regarding potential flexibilities in case of a COVID-19 related emergency at a PN depot. Delegates and Officials […] Read More »
QUBE Enterprise Agreement Update
Late last week, QUBE finally responded to our letter which addresses concerns that QUBE was not bargaining in good faith. Within this letter, QUBE stated that they still wished to continue with negotiations, however QUBE […] Read More »
NSW Trains Member Information
The Locomotive Division has received numerous queries from its members regarding Regional Drivers and how they were able to originally achieve a 5.4% wage increase for a new operating model. The last significant change to […] Read More »
PN Bulk discussions commence re COVID-19 EA change request
After PN Bulk agreed they would not proceed to a vote to change your EA, meetings with NSW RTBU Locomotive Division Officials and Your Delegates commenced on Monday. During these discussions we demanded that any […] Read More »