The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has blasted the Victorian government, which it says has supported Metro Trains – and not union workers – throughout the ongoing labour dispute which is set to result
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New digs for Aurizon
Aurizon will move out of Brisbane’s city centre to a new building in Fortitude Valley in 2018.
Chief executive Lance Hockridge said on Monday the rail operator would move to 900 Ann Street, where construction
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Melbourne strike still on: targets Metro Trains, not public, union says
The Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU) will take measures to ensure the strike planned for Friday, September 4 will only impact Metro Trains services for the intended four-hour stretch.
“Our industrial
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Tensions escalate as train staff raise stakes
Melbourne train workers will strike for four hours next Friday after Metro Trains allegedly threatened to stand them down if they took part in a number of the less severe measures already planned by the
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Tram workers to strike, train workers to go for Metro’s “hip pocket”
Melbourne tram drivers will go on strike for four hours on Thursday, August 27, after operator Keolis Downer’s request for intervention from the Fair Work Commission was dismissed. Metro Trains drivers,
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Tram strike cancelled
Yarra Trams has announced trams will run as scheduled on Friday, August 21, after the Rail, Tram & Bus Union withdrew its planned stop work industrial action after conciliation with the Fair Work Commission.
The
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Productivity boss: Workplace system ‘not dysfunctional’
Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris has struck a conciliatory tone in discussing workplace relations issues at a recent Melbourne lunch.
Harris spoke at a lunch organised by the Committee for
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Train strike called off, tram strike still planned
A planned four-hour stop-work for Metro Trains workers this Friday has been postponed, with the Rail Tram & Bus Union expecting an “improved offer” from the employer. Strike action by Yarra Trams
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Aurizon doubles profit despite declining revenue
Major rail operator Aurizon has announced a $604 million net profit after tax, despite a 1% decline in revenues in the 2014/15 financial year.
Aurizon announced $604 million as both its underlying, and
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Competition boss puts target on unions’ backs
Unions shouldn’t be able to decide who operates in a market with illegal price-fixing tactics, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has said.
The ACCC has stepped-up its
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