EA BARGAINING BEGINS WITH METRO

Luba Grigorovitch Branch Secretary I am pleased to report that after taking some time to get to the table, bargaining is finally underway with the Metro Operations EA. Both Metro and the RTBU have swapped logs of claims and no time was lost before “robust discussions” commenced. Notably, we sought a commitment from Metro that […]

AO’s AND PSO’s WORKING TOGETHER

Darren Galea Organiser Since 2010 when the Protective Service Officer’s (PSOs) were first introduced to the network, there has been ongoing negotiations between the RTBU and The Police Association (TPA) regarding PSO involvement on the rail network. Moving forward, since September last year PSOs have been introduced on the network and are permitted to travel […]

V/LINE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS

Joe Dennis Organiser We have recently been contacted by many members at V/Line regarding the upcoming Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations and when it will commence. Being a Government-owned corporation, in order to commence bargaining for the V/Line EA, V/Line need approval from the Victorian Government to commence negotiations. The RTBU is well aware that in […]