Negotiations at Light Rail to continue
Negotiations are set to continue with Veolia after Light Rail employees voted to reject a 3% pay increase and a roll over of the current EA. The Bus and Tram Division has already set new dates for meetings with management where they will put forward the ongoing concerns of members. We will keep you up […] Read More »
The Hot Topic
3.25% pay offer on the table for members Your union has been working hard over the past couple of months to negotiate a fairer pay increase for members following the harsh 2.5% pay cap imposed by the new O’Farrell government. From these negotiations, an offer of a 3.25% pay increase has been put forward to […] Read More »
Know Your Rights: Fatigue Management
With Brett Peters… Section 77. Fatigue Management 77.4 No employee will work more than 24 days in a 28 day period. 77.5 No employee will work more than 12 days straight. Read More »
Strong Delegate Support for Pay Deal
At a recent special meeting of the Divisional Executive where EVERY DEPOT was represented, it was decided unanimously to endorse the 3.25% wage deal negotiated between the Union and State Transit. As you would be aware the Division has been in talks with STA for some months now to finalise the EA after an interim […] Read More »
Know Your Rights: Hours of Work
With Brett Peters… Section 28. Hours of Work 28.5 Length of Shift – the ordinary hours of duty on any shift shall be no greater than nine hours and no less then seven. 28.6 Broken Shifts – On any broken shift portion the ordinary hours of duty shall be no greater than five hours. 28.7 […] Read More »
Know Your Rights: Shift Penalties
With Brett Peters… Section 35. Shift Penalties 35.1 All time worked on a broken shift on Mondays to Fridays after a spread of 9.5 hours shall be paid at the following rates: Time and a half – Between a spread of 9.5 and 10.5 hours Double time – After 10.5 hours If you think your […] Read More »
Light Rail EA talks begin
On Friday September 2, RTBU Bus and Tram Division Officers Chris Preston and David Woollams met with Luke Hayden and representatives from the Veolia Light Rail Division including, Mina Choi, Laura Benjamin, Paul Briggs, Patrick Fielding in order to formulate a log of claims before the current EA expires on October 31 this year. The […] Read More »
Know Your Rights: Personal Sick Leave
With Brett Peters… Section 60. Personal Sick Leave 60.2 An employee is entitled to the following amount of paid leave for absence due to personal illness of injury: (i) Fifteen working days for all employees except for those nominated in 16.2 (ii); or (ii) Employees who commenced on or after 1 February 1995: (a) Eight […] Read More »
Know Your Rights: Fatigue Management
With Brett Peters… Section 77. Fatigue Management 77.2 No employee will be permitted to work more than 12 hours in any 24-hour period. In other words you can not work more than 12 hours from any time one day to the same time the following day. If you think your rights are not being upheld […] Read More »
Union delivers initial pay outcome as negotiations continue
Union members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of an initial 2.5% pay increase back dated to the 12th of June, as the Bus Division gears up for further negotiations. Members were asked in a secret ballot on the 1st of August whether they would accept the interim wage offer of 2.5% for now whilst the […] Read More »
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