PacNat EBA RTBU News Flash No. 36

In this Edition of your RTBU Newsflash - EBA Voting Process Complete - Results of EBA Vote by Location - Where to From Here? - Delegate / Activist EBA Training

Pacific National Enterprise Agreement 2004 Voting Process Completed.

The Pacific National Enterprise Agreement voting tour has now been completed. Set out below is a table of the results of the vote by location for your information.

The RTBU Negotiating Team will meet on Monday 9th February to discuss any issues arising from the meetings of the past three weeks. This meeting will be followed by a meeting with Pacific National on Tuesday 10th February, the purpose of which could be best described as 'mopping up'.

The RTBU Negotiating Team extends their deepest thanks to Members and in particular, Delegates who have assisted with their contributions and support during the negotiations and voting meetings.

Depot	Yes	No	Total
Hunter Valley	178	191	369
Adelaide	81	5	86
Pt Augusta	58	6	64
Alice Springs	8	0	8
Sydney Freight Terminal / Enfield	56	100	156
Pt Kembla	64	19	83
Goulburn	10	7	17
Brisbane	64	1	65
Junee	15	15	30
Cootamundra	15	20	35
Taree	21	10	31
Grafton	20	2	22
Narrabri	5	4	9
Werris Ck	28	13	41
Melbourne Dr's	23	6	29
Melbourne To's	58	8	66
Kalgoorlie	8	7	15
Perth	23	4	27
Dimboola	12	5	17
Mudgee	11	8	19
Dubbo	12	10	22
Lithgow	19	12	31
Parkes	33	12	45
Parramatta	14	2	16
Moss Vale	9	7	16
Postal Votes	61	61	122
Broken Hill	16	6	22
Darwin	8	0	8
Total	916	541	1471
Invalid	0	0	1

What is the process from here?

There are now a number of administrative tasks which need to be completed so that the Agreement can be certified in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. It is expected that certification will take place during the third week of February, and back pay and lump sum payments will be payable on the next pay period following certification.

Training

The RTBU intends to run a number of training courses during the life of the Agreement for Delegates and Activists. The training will be aimed at helping those Delegates and Activists understand, interpret and negotiate their way through what is undoubtedly the most complex Enterprise Agreement in the rail industry.

There are a number of clauses in the Agreement that are different to anything either former FreightCorp or former National Rail Corporation members have been used to. It is important that the RTBU provide the Delegates and Activists with the tools necessary to understand those clauses, and to ensure management remains within the confines of the Agreement.

Further details on the training mentioned above will be made available to members in the near future.

New email address for RTBU National Office

Please note that the RTBU National Office is in the process of changing servers. As a result, the email addresses for the National Office have changed. The general RTBU National Office email address is rtbu@rtbu-nat.asn.au

For feedback / comment / questions regarding the Pacific National EBA, please address emails to gharvey@rtbu-nat.asn.au

More Information

If you require any additional information, please contact your local Delegate, your respective State Branch or the National Office.