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Footplate – Covid-19 Public Health Order Mandatory Face Coverings
The RTBU Locomotive and Operations Division meet with Sydney Trains Officials via Teams regarding the current Wearing of Masks Public Health Order 2021 as issued late on the 2/1/21. It has been agreed with Sydney […] Read More »
Driver Trainer and Principle Driver Recruitment at NSW Trains
NSW Trains has advised that it intends to fill long term vacant Principle Driver positions and increase its Driver Trainer establishment at Wollongong, Newcastle and Moss Vale. Principle Driver positions will be re-established for the […] Read More »
NSW Trains Annual Leave Dispute
The RTBU lodged a Step 2 Dispute with NSW Trains following apparent changes to the process for annual leave application. It had come to light that depots who can request annual leave (as opposed to […] Read More »
Support from global comrades
Support for Sydney and NSW Trains workers is streaming in from around the world. Here are our brothers and sisters from the International Center for Labour Solidarity (ICLS), the Japan Confederation of Railway Workers’ Unions […] Read More »
Asbestos in S and V Set Trains
Today representatives from the RTBU, AWU, AMWU and ETU including our HSRs met with Sydney and NSW Trains management for the regular Asbestos Management Committee. At this meeting our team were advised that Asbestos […] Read More »
Protecting our rights to fair and equitable treatment
Union representatives and delegates met with management on the 8th August to put forward our plan to secure members’ jobs. We said that where there are changes or restructures, members need every opportunity to retain […] Read More »
Medical Mayhem at NSW Trains
NSW Trains are currently experiencing a shortage of drivers which we believe has only been exacerbated by a failure of those responsible to provide due notification for drivers about Category 1 medical examinations. At the Sydney […] Read More »
NSW Trains: Rostering dispute lodged
Regional members are advised that a Step 2 Dispute has been lodged with NSW Trains in regards to the implementation of the Opcrew rostering system across regional depots. This implementation has resulted in the period […] Read More »
United for secure jobs
Union delegates and representatives met with Sydney and NSW Trains management on the 25th July to talk about the issues that matter in your new Agreement. We put forward a plan for negotiations. Our plan […] Read More »
Standing Together to Secure Our Conditions
At the meeting held on July 18th, the management of Sydney and NSW Trains responded to the members’ claims and put forward their own claims for a new agreement. Despite management platitudes, it was clear […] Read More »
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