FIGHTING FOR AND WINNING BACK WHAT’S YOURS! by Matt Purcell
Always check your payslips! If you’re not sure – just ask. The RTBU works hard to enforce and ensure management pay you correctly. When they get it wrong, we jump in and get you what is yours. Recently we came across a member at Metro Infrastructure who queried missed payments going back for a period […]
SECURITY, BARGAINING & A HSR WIN by Vik Sharma
Network Security The RTBU has been invited to participate in an industry roundtable to tackle the issue of trespassers on the network. Trespassing on the Victorian network is higher than all other jurisdictions around Australia and as such is receiving attention from government and industry stakeholders. As the union representing public transport workers, we know […]
Rail Divisions United For Peace
The RTBU has a long track record acting to support social justice, international solidarity, and peace activity in Australia and with transport workers in many countries. Across generations, our members campaigned against conscription in WWI, the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons, South African apartheid, and for the independence for Timor Leste. As unionists we have advocated […]
SAFETY ON THE NETWORK by David Paton
I started working in the railways in June 2007. Back then, Metro was Connex, John Howard was Prime Minister, and Geelong football club was on track to win the grand final. The hot topic of conversation for the RTBU back then was safety. Now, 17 years later, while improvements have been won, the focus remains. […]
VLINE EA & ACTU CONGRESS by Vik Sharma
V/Line Operations EA Ready to Vote! Drafting of the V/Line Rail Operations EA has now concluded and all Government approval stages have been completed. V/Line has informed the RTBU that with these steps now completed, that the access period will run from Monday 24 June to Wednesday 2 July. The access period is a period […]
OUT & ABOUT: PROBE EA BARGAINING INITIATED & WIMDOI WRAP UP by Sally van Bragt
PROBE EA BARGAINING INITIATED The RTBU has been campaigning for a new EA for RTBU Members at the PTV contact center. Members, who work at Probe under a Department of Transport and Planning contract, have been working under an enterprise agreement that expired in 2019. Despite best efforts, the RTBU have come up against unwavering […]
ANOTHER RTBU WIN: TOUGHER PENALTIES TO PROTECT FRONT LINE WORKERS by Vik Sharma
Over recent years the RTBU has campaigned for tougher penalties to deter and prosecute offenders to keep members safe on the job. We have advocated for these sensible changes because we understand what members are facing every day in every corner of the state. At the Victorian ALP State Conference, Jacinta Allan, Premier of […]
HUGE BACKPAY AND NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR MEMBER AT METRO by Darren Galea
The RTBU has secured a backpay in the tens of thousands and a new ongoing classification with an annual pay grade over $30k higher following a dispute about the application of the acting in higher clause at Metro. The acting in higher clause states that a worker who completes 6 months acting in a higher […]
REGIONAL RAIL FIGHT PAYS DIVIDENDS by Vik Sharma
Following a long fought campaign that showed V/Line and Government the resolve of RTBU members, an in-principle agreement has been reached for the V/Line Rail Operations Enterprise Agreement (EA). This comes following 7 statewide stoppages including a rally outside V/Line head office where members showed their strength and had their voices heard. A meeting of […]
