Sydney Trains
Driver trainer numbers in dispute
Concerns have been raised over Sydney Trains’ compliance with the maximum required number of driver trainers, as outlined in the RailCorp EA. Read More »
Sydney Trains attempts to force standbys on platforms
Sydney Trains recently attempted to direct drivers to standby on the platform with the Shift Manager, instead of in the approved meal or standby room as is the normal practice. Read More »
RTBU launches exchange of shifts dispute
Sydney Trains has been attempting to restrict drivers from swapping their shifts under the guise of “training commitments”. Read More »
Worried about being pushed to work too many hours?
Members at Sydney Trains have raised concerns about management requesting that drivers work above the legal maximum number of hours per shift. Read More »
Fewer staff, fewer clean trains
An increase in passenger complaints about the cleanliness of Sydney trains is no surprise, the Loco Division says. Read More »
Rail entities negotiations kick off
Negotiations with the government over the new Rail Entities enterprise agreement kicked off today with a meeting between the Minister for Transport and representatives of the Combined Rail Unions. Read More »
Attempts to remove 10min sign off time
Sydney Trains is proposing to remove the 10 minutes sign off time currently allocated to drivers. Read More »
Turnout issue prompts safety upgrade
The Loco Division was forced to raise a safety issue with Sydney Trains recently, after two instances of trains traversing a turnout movement over the posted the line speed were reported to the union. Read More »
Driver transfers put on hold
The transition from RailCorp to Sydney Trains and NSW Trains has resulted in vacant position numbers for Sydney trains being transferred to Central. Read More »
Trainee Drivers rosters in chaos
The recent restructure within Sydney Trains has resulted in rostering problems for trainee drivers. Read More »