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They are cutting our pensions
Malcolm Turnbull is cutting pensions for hard-working Australians, with some couples set to lose up to $6,120 a year, or $117.70 a week. Read More »
Sydney Trains Newsflash: delegates’ meeting held
Sydney Trains presented a detailed version of the current state of their Train Crew Reform proposal to RTBU Loco Division reps at a delegates’ forum this week. Read More »
Freightliner lift up and lay back still in dispute
A Fair Work Commission conciliation meeting was held between Freightliner and your union this week but the Lift Up and Lay Back dispute remains unsolved. Read More »
All the latest from New Zealand
Catch up on all the latest from our comrades in New Zealand by reading the December issue of the RMTU NZ Transport Worker Publication. Read More »
Rio Tinto plans to use drones to monitor workers’ private lives
Workers say the set up will pave the way for further automation of the workforce. Read More »
Sydney Trains Reform: latest update
The Loco Division has continued to meet regularly with Sydney Trains since the recent delegates’ conference. Read More »
Blacktown Train Crew get new digs
Train Crew now have a proper place to call home at Blacktown rather than just being tenants of the station. The new digs include a memorial garden. Read More »
Let’s hold PN to account – report shift breaches
Members have been contacting us to report an increased number of shift breaches since IPS commenced. We were advised that last weekend in the coal section there may have been over forty breaches. Read More »
Petition to save major NZ rail line
The NZ South Island’s main rail line has been decimated by huge slips following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Kaikoura. Already there is pressure to not replace the rail line. Read More »
NSW Trains uniform: shorts update
NSW Trains has finally agreed to provide shorts as part of the standard uniform but not until February 2017. Read More »