Staff from Melbourne’s Metro Trains and Yarra Trams network say they will strike for four hours next week, as employers and unions are still millions of dollars apart in employment negotiations.
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Aurizon boosts super for primary caregivers
Rail operator Aurizon says it’s helping tackle the superannuation gap caused by unpaid parental leave, with a new ‘Super Booster’ initiative.
In addition to the 14 weeks of paid parental leave which
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Aurizon secures final workforce vote
Aurizon’s two-year battle with industry unions is all but over.
Employees voted in favour of the Queensland Train Crew and Transport Operations Enterprise Agreement (EA) in a ballot running from July
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QR safety standards “kept me up at night”: Hockridge
Aurizon boss Lance Hockridge has recalled his struggles with the bureaucracy, lack of customer focus and “appalling” approach to safety he witnessed upon joining the business in 2007, when it was
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New ARTC chair appointed
Finance minister Mathias Cormann has announced who will succeed John Caldon as chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Cormann announced the appointment of Dr Helen Nugent as the ARTC’s new
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Aurizon’s union saga nears end
A new enterprise agreement covering roughly 1500 Aurizon employees has been approved by union vote, moving the Queensland-based operator a step closer toward ending its two-year battle with unions.
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TfNSW gets new deputy secretary
Transport for NSW secretary Tim Reardon on Wednesday announced who will take up the newly-established role of deputy secretary for freight, strategy and planning at the department.
Clare Gardiner-Barnes
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Tram drivers want 18% pay rise over 3 years
Melbourne could be headed for public transport chaos as tram drivers joined train drivers on Friday last week, lodging a bit at the Fair Work Commission to ballot its members over potential strike action.
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PTV, V/Line and VicTrack get new board members
Three of Victoria’s public transport organisations have new board members after an announcement from public transport minister Jacinta Allan on Monday.
Headlining the new appointments were Patricia Faulkner,
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Lack of diversity ‘significant’ to ‘ageing, male-dominated’ industry
The limited number of women and young people working in logistics is a severe issue which must be addressed going forward, the industry lobby says.
Australian Logistics Council (ALC) boss Michael Kilgariff
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