METRO TUNNEL TRAINING DISPUTE by Victor Moore
The RTBU has consistently raised the issues around career progression and the lack of training for station staff across Metro and with the new tunnel positions now coming into fruition it appears as though some of the chickens are coming home to roost. In late October the RTBU advised Metro management of a dispute over […]
CARGO PANTS HIGHLIGHT LOCAL INCONSISTENCY AND POOR PROCESS AT V/LINE by Sally van Bragt
A V/Line Customer Service Manager at Geelong Station has unfairly targeted conductors wearing cargo pants. Despite similarities with pants made available to drivers, V/Line has argued that cargo pants do not constitute V/Line uniform. But the way the issue has been approached has been a far cry from professional. When five Geelong conductors chose to […]
Next Stop Industrial Action by Vik Sharma
V/Line members covered by the Operations EA will soon vote in a ballot to take industrial action. As management fail to progress negotiations and tackle core claims including job security, safety and equality, and fair wages and conditions, members will now be asked to vote for stoppages to exercise the pressure required to achieve an […]
