Award Negotiations Update

Bulletin No. 6.24

Dear Members,

Your RTBU negotiation team has been meeting in good faith with Transport for NSW for months waiting for them to announce they have bargaining parameters and can genuinely engage with our Log of Claims.

The only information we have had out of them is that the public sector pay offer of 3.5% , 3% and 3% is all they are prepared to offer their Transport and RMS employees.

This is a disgraceful low ball offer and a slap in the face to all of you who work so hard to keep the whole Transport show going.

Accordingly the Combined Transport Unions have filed a bargaining dispute in the NSW IRC to try and get the Commission to conciliate our outstanding matters including getting rid of forfeited flex WHICH IS WAGE THEFT.

The RTBU bargaining team including delegates from the Transport Management Centre and your RTBU Salaried Division Secretary Anthony Chase attended on your behalf.

There are further conciliation dates set through August and we will update members with progress reports .

One positive outcome out of the first conciliation is that unions had a win over automatic increments resulting in some members getting significant back pay. If you feel you have not received an increment that you are entitled to please contact your Organiser Amanda Perkins aperkins@rtbu-nsw.asn.au

Issued By:                                     Authorised By:

Amanda Perkins                           Toby Warnes

Branch Organiser                      Branch Secretary

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