PUBLIC HOLIDAYS RETURNED by Sally Van Bragt
Always check your payslips. After being made aware of underpayment issues, the RTBU has enforced and recovered public holiday payments for members upholding train presentation across the network. A member reported non-payment of public holiday entitlements, despite their master roster having them working Monday to Friday. Looking closer, staff were being rostered off-duty on public […]
SAFETY COMES FIRST by Darren Galea
The RTBU has always been committed to creating a safer workplace. Over the years, the union has pushed successfully to secure more Authorised Officers on the network through agreements with the government and operators. We have been able to support the growth of the Network Surveillance Security teams, and encourage Joint Task Force operations between […]
SETTING THE STANDARD by Bryan Evans
The RTBU recently signed off on two more labour hire Enterprise Agreements. The first is the agreement for Track Protection Australia (TPA). This is TPA’s first union agreement and was signed in October after unanimous endorsement by RTBU members. This locks in industry conditions for Safeworking Members across the state. In the spirit of standardising core […]
METRO TUNNEL WALKTHROUGH by Vik Sharma
With the opening of the Metro Tunnel fast approaching, your representatives organised a walkthrough of the new Arden station with central delegates. In recent months we have kicked off discussions with Metro to ensure members are front and centre of all operational considerations and members with real experience on the ground have their voice heard […]