Planned industrial action - rail

[Derwan]

From http://www.facebook.com/notes/queensland-rail/planned-industrial-action/288240514542466

Queensland Rail is currently negotiating with unions on a number of workplace agreements.

Queensland Rail has received formal advice from unions that maintenance and shunting employees intend to take industrial action next week.

Maintenance employees have advised they will hold stop-work meetings Tuesday (15 November) and shunters will hold stop-work meetings on Friday (18 November).

Queensland Rail and Translink are working together to ensure disruptions to Queensland Rail customers are minimised as far as possible.

Queensland Rail is seeking further assistance from Fair Work Australia to work with all parties to resolve this situation prior to a disruption to customers.

We are disappointed with this outcome. Queensland Rail remains committed to an open, productive and mutually beneficial bargaining process with unions.

Customers and the community will be kept continually updated about the progress of negotiations.

For the latest updates please visit translink.com.au or call 13 12 30 anytime.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1320890962

Train disruptions due to industrial action

Updated 6.30pm, Thursday 10 November

Queensland Rail and TransLink have been notified that the proposed industrial action scheduled for Tuesday 15 November has now been withdrawn.

However, we are continuing to assess the impact of proposed industrial action scheduled for Friday 18 November.

This action may impact some services.

We'll provide full details of these impacts and alternative arrangements as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Nathan Lam Sing ‎@Mack - You don't need to worry, as this is only for maintainence and shunting employees. Not drivers.
8 hours ago · Like · 1

Rachel Bone Thanks Nathan for that, I was worried for a minute
6 hours ago · Like

Ummm... the whole of the Mayne depot is under local shunt control and is not part of the BSA network. Without local shunters no trains enter or leave the yards. 

[ozbob]

From the Couriermail click here!

QR shunting workers set to walk off job on Friday as pay battle continues

QR shunting workers set to walk off job on Friday as pay battle continues

    by: Robyn Ironside
    From: The Courier-Mail
    November 14, 2011 12:00AM

QUEENSLAND Rail is bracing for industrial action with shunting workers set to walk off the job for four hours on Friday.

Bruce Mackie from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union said the action would take place outside of peak periods to minimise disruption to the public.

A QR spokesman said contingency plans were being put in place to avoid any major delays in the event of a train breakdown during the strike.

Negotiations with QR maintenance workers over pay are continuing in the Industrial Relations Commission after they withdrew plans to strike tomorrow.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1320890962

Train industrial action cancelled

Updated 5.10pm, Tuesday 15 November

Queensland Rail and TransLink have been notified that the proposed industrial action on Friday 18 November has been cancelled.

We appreciate your patience.

[Fares_Fair]

That is good news.
Does anyone know what the concessions were?

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[ozbob]

From the Couriermail click here!

Planned strike by Queensland Rail workers on Friday called off

Planned strike by Queensland Rail workers on Friday called off

    by: Robyn Ironside
    From: The Courier-Mail
    November 16, 2011 6:42PM

A PLANNED strike by Queensland Rail workers this Friday has been called off.

Shunting workers were expected to walk off the job for four hours as part of their campaign for a pay rise of more than 2.5 per cent.

QR's Chief Human Resources Officer Robin Franklin said it was "a positive outcome for their customers".

"We appreciate that the negotiations were conducted in good faith by all concerned," said Mr Franklin.

"It is consistent with QR's objective of reaching a negotiated outcome which is beneficial for our employees and our business."

The action was not expected to have caused significant disruption to train services but QR had made contingency plans in the event of a train breakdown.