Bargaining Update – Meetings #9 and #10
29 August 2024 Dear Members, Over the last two days, we continued to bargain with Sydney and NSW Trains management. During the course of the two days, we finalised our claims relating […] Read more
FAQs about our application for a Multi Enterprise Agreement
28 August 2024 Dear Members, Below are some Frequently Asked Questions by Sydney Trains and NSW Trains Members about our application for a Multi Enterprise Agreement. Why do we want one? A […] Read more
Result of the PABO vote
26 August 2024 Dear Members, At 1200hrs today, the RTBU’s protected action ballot concluded. The questions were overwhelmingly supported, with over 94% of members voting YES to every question! With bargaining ongoing, our […] Read more
Fighting for Our Future t-shirts now available to buy
13 August 2024 Dear Members, We had some issues with the online shop selling our Fighting for Our Future t-shirts last night. Our apologies to anyone who may have experienced difficulties trying […] Read more
Application filed for a Multi-Enterprise Agreement
16 August 2024 Dear Members, This afternoon we made an application to the Fair Work Commission for a “Single Interest Employer Authorisation”. This has been a longstanding campaign by our union and […] Read more
Bargaining update #8
Today we continued bargaining at Trades Hall. We continued to work through our log of claims, working through specific section 2 (Salaried Division), 3 (Workshops Division), and 4 (Rail Operations and Loco […] Read more
Protected Action ballot update
The protected action ballot process is now well underway. This morning, you should have received an email from our ballot agent “TrueVote” with details of the ballot and how you can cast […] Read more
Sydney and NSW Trains – Bargaining Meeting #7
Today we continued bargaining for the week and continued to work through our log of claims. Yesterday we demanded that the Chief Executives of both Sydney Trains and NSW Trains present to […] Read more
Sydney and NSW Trains – Meeting #6
Dear Members, We continued bargaining today at Trades Hall. The day started with some terse words regarding management’s conduct in opposing our protected action ballot (PABO). Our delegates made it very clear […] Read more
PABO Approved – Time to VOTE for Industrial Action!
Today our legal team and a group of EA delegates attended the Fair Work Commission to argue that it should approve our protected action ballot. As previously advised, last Friday management and […] Read more
EA Bargaining meeting #5
This morning, we recommenced bargaining after yesterday’s unfortunate refusal of our Multi-Enterprise Agreement claim. Read more
EA Bargaining Meeting #4
We continued bargaining today and first up, we presented our majority support petition to management to demonstrate that we’re united on our claim for a multi enterprise agreement. Read more