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Railtrain progress: milestone in bargaining

Railtrain progress: milestone in bargaining

Aug 27, 2021

Today (Friday 27 August) we achieved a milestone in our bargaining with Railtrain. As reported previously, the RTBU Locomotive division (RTBULD) lodged an application in the Fair Work Commission seeking bargaining orders on the basis […] Read More »

Railtrain’s History of Deception

Railtrain’s History of Deception

Jul 30, 2021

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission finally dismissed Railtrain’s application for approval of the Karijini Rail Pty Ltd Rail Operations Pilbara Enterprise Agreement 2018 (AG2018/3844). This proposed Agreement concerned Railtrain’s contract to supply Labour Hire […] Read More »

RTBU fight to stop labor hire wage theft

RTBU fight to stop labor hire wage theft

Oct 24, 2018

This week, the RTBU commenced legal action in the Federal Court against rail labour hire company, Railtrain Pty Ltd, over the company’s systematic underpayment of Locomotive Driver Assistant employees. The RTBU is pursuing the recovery […] Read More »

BREAKING: RMC and RailTrain stopped in their tracks – RTBU members win the Right to be Union 

BREAKING: RMC and RailTrain stopped in their tracks – RTBU members win the Right to be Union 

Sep 20, 2018

RTBU members have secured a major victory at the Fair Work Commission against RMC Track and Civil and its parent company Railtrain. RMC scheduled a vote on a proposed non-Union enterprise agreement in the pre-dawn […] Read More »

Railtrain Newsflash: the workers united will never be defeated

Sep 6, 2018

For over 18 months, Railtrain workers have stood strong and united in the face of management’s desperate attempts to keep undercutting your pay and conditions. As one employee said: “Railtrain will do or say anything […] Read More »

Why does Railtrain pay less?

Sep 4, 2018

Railtrain is pulling every stunt and cutting every corner to avoid bargaining for a fair enterprise agreement. Click here to download the latest bulletin about why Railtrain pays its workers less.  Read More »

ANOTHER DAY – ANOTHER BIG FAT “F” FOR FAILTRAIN

ANOTHER DAY – ANOTHER BIG FAT “F” FOR FAILTRAIN

Aug 31, 2018

For over 18 months, your RTBU have been negotiating with Railtrain for a new enterprise agreement (EA). Every step of the way, we have been met with Railtrain’s deliberate and underhanded tactics to deny you […] Read More »

Lost in translation: Railtrain EA

Aug 29, 2018

Need help translating the company messages about the EA? Click here to download the latest RTBU National Railtrain Newsflash.  Read More »

Railtrain: breach of good-faith bargaining

Jun 8, 2018

Railtrain has decided to cease negotiations on the current Enterprise Agreement (which commenced early last year) AND to change the scope of the Agreement with its new “East Coast Operations”. The RTBU has written to […] Read More »

Railtrain: The results are in!

Jul 9, 2017

It only took two whole weeks and an application in the Fair Work Commission filed by the RTBU to get Failtrain management to capitulate and provide a breakdown of the results. CONGRATULATIONS Almost 90% of […] Read More »

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