EA update – Fair Work Commission orders the proposed agreement be put to a vote
Today in the Fair Work Commission we defended the allegation by the ETU that we were not bargaining in good faith. This was comprehensively dismissed by the Commission who found there was […] Read more
EA Update – Voting order and ETU position
On Thursday last week, the Rail Agencies asked for the consent of all Unions covered by the Agreement to put it out to a vote of all employees for approval. This is […] Read more
Sydney Trains and NSW Trains EA agreement: Member survey
Last Friday, the CRU reached agreement in-principle with Sydney Trains and NSW Trains. The deal is one that should now move to the roadshow stage and be put to members who will […] Read more
Agreement in-principle reached, but ETU blocking vote
This afternoon, the Combined Rail Unions (CRU) reached an in-principle agreement with Sydney Trains and NSW Trains for a new enterprise agreement. All EA delegates attended the Commission this morning and worked […] Read more
Enterprise Agreement update – Significant progress with the Government, position to be put to FWC tomorrow!
Over the course of the last week, we have been working day and night with the Government to finalise the enterprise agreement and provide members with the entitlements and pay we deserve. […] Read more
EA update: significant progress achieved; more work ahead
Yesterday we made significant progress toward reaching agreement with Sydney and NSW Trains. To refresh your memory, since the Fair Work Commission suspended our industrial action on 19 February, Transport for NSW […] Read more
EA Update – more FWC meetings and status of our legal action
2 May 2025 Dear Members, We’ve continued to engage in the Fair Work Commission process which is intended to settle the drafting of the claims won during the bargaining process. We have […] Read more
EA update: drafting process continues… slowly
We continue through this long, drawn out drafting process before the Fair Work Commission. The days are long and dull, and it’s a credit to all our hardworking EA delegates who have […] Read more
Drafting update and the status of the suspension order
As we continue to work through the drafting for the 104 new conditions won during this bargaining round, we continue to face resistance and stalling tactics from an employer that seems to […] Read more
RTBU applies for a variation or revocation of industrial action suspension order
Since the Fair Work Commission made an order suspending our industrial action on 19 February 2025, the unions of the CRU (RTBU, AMWU, ASU and Professionals Australia) have been working hard to […] Read more
Fair Work Commission today with Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains
Today your EA delegates attended the Fair Work Commission to participate in conciliation ordered by the Full Bench last week. The day was spent working through and informing the Commission what each […] Read more
FWC Outcome
Dear members, There’s no question that the decision in the Fair Work Commission last night was disappointing. We argued against a long ‘cooling off period’ because history tells us that unless we’re […] Read more