YOUR MY HEALTH RECORD
As you would be aware, over the last few months there has been significant debate regarding the Federal Government’s new online system for recording personal medical histories, called My Health Records. This system will allow individual users to authorise various health professionals to access and share their medical records. The RTBU has significant concerns over […]
CHANGES IN CATEGORY MEDICALS FOR METRO
Darren Galea Organiser Back in Issue 11 of RTBU Express I wrote about Metro’s proposal to change the category medicals for Train Controllers, Fleet Controllers, PIDs operators, Signallers, TSOs and Safeworkers from a category 2 to a category 1. Despite the RTBU pointing out to Metro that such a change would breach the Rail Safety […]
EA BARGAINING SURVEY – OUT SOON
Alice Dunn Industrial Officer Metro and V/Line In my last couple of articles, I have either touched on or written about the upcoming 2019 bargaining round. I am pleased that members are already sending emails to the office or providing feedback through Delegates about what they want to see on the log of claims. As […]
AROUND THE TRAPS
Joe Maisano Organiser Between the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRA), Skyrail constructions and the extension of the South Morang line to Mernda, there have been several stations with new buildings and facilities being built recently. While this is a step in the right direction, these things unfortunately always come with some pitfalls. One of these […]
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THIS HARD?
Luba Grigorovitch Branch Secretary How often have we heard from management of the need to adopt to change? Or of the exciting world that awaits us under the guise of new technology and new ways of working? Well under Public Transport Victoria’s (PTV) new technology, the need to adapt to change has more froth and […]
