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Auckland rail workers consider further action

Sunday, 28 January 2018, 6:38 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Auckland rail workers are again voting on taking industrial action as their employer insists on cutting staff on commuter trains, despite serious health and safety concerns. More >>

Government bringing fairness back to industrial relations

Thursday, 25 January 2018, 12:52 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Changes to employment law announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today are a significant rollback of the previous government’s unfair and unbalanced attacks on workers’ rights, says the Rail and Maritime Transport Union. More >>

Auckland Rail Workers Shelve Pre-Christmas Strike Plans

Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 12:43 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) members working for French owned multinational Transdev have postponed potential pre-Christmas industrial action on Auckland’s passenger rail network after a membership meeting held today. More >>

Port Workers’ Union Condemns Boss’s “Excessive” Pay

Monday, 11 December 2017, 4:22 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Port Workers’ Union Condemns Boss’s “Excessive” Pay The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) says Lyttelton Port CEO Peter Davie’s $955,000 pay packet cannot be justified and is symptomatic of a broken wage-setting system in New Zealand. ... More >>

Aucklanders show their support for rail workers

Friday, 8 December 2017, 4:05 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Auckland rail workers have received a huge outpouring of support from Auckland commuters after they took strike action today over safe staffing levels on the rail network. More >>

Auckland rail workers to strike over safety concerns

Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 3:53 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Auckland rail workers will go on strike this Friday after their employer, French owned multi-national Transdev, refused to back down on its proposal to introduce driver-only operation on the city’s passenger trains. More >>

Wellington rail strike off as workers win together

Thursday, 30 November 2017, 5:31 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

After last minute mediation the employer has agreed to withdraw its claim against penalty rates for weekend work. The strike notice has been withdrawn. More >>

Wellington rail strike to go ahead

Thursday, 30 November 2017, 3:54 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Mediation between Wellington rail workers and their employers has failed today, after Transdev and Hyundai Rotem refused to protect penalty rates for weekend work. More >>

Rail Workers Vote for Strike Action on Auckland Trains

Thursday, 30 November 2017, 12:34 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) who work for the French multi-national company Transdev the operator of passenger trains in Auckland on behalf of Auckland Transport, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action as part of their resistance ... More >>

Union Condemns ‘Amateurish’ Approach to Public Safety

Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 9:10 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), which represents Locomotive Engineers and on-board crews on Auckland’s passenger trains, today slammed Auckland Transport for its ill-conceived staffing plans for Auckland’s rail network. More >>

Rail Union to Ballot on Industrial Action Over Safety

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 3:13 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), which represents Locomotive Engineers and on board crews on Auckland’s passenger rail network is to ballot members on industrial action after talks with French owned multi-national Transdev broke down ... More >>

Auckland Transport Misleading the Public Over Rail Safety

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 1:01 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Auckland Transport Misleading the Public Over Rail Safety The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) says the deployment of “Transport Officers” on Auckland’s trains, buses and ferries from tomorrow will not be a boost to safety and Auckland Transport ... More >>

Train services disrupted as rail workers take action

Monday, 2 October 2017, 3:11 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

Train services in the Wellington region are set to be disrupted as rail workers at Transdev, the French multinational, and Hyundai Rotem Company prepare for a two-hour strike on Wednesday. More >>

Rail Union Launches Safe Trains Campaign With Demonstration

Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 12:59 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

More than a hundred members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) held a demonstration at Auckland’s Britomart station today to launch a campaign to keep the city’s passenger trains safe. More >>

Union Welcomes Investigation into Graffiti Attack on Train

Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 5:18 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) welcomes yesterdays announcement by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TIAC) of the opening of an enquiry into the attack on an Auckland passenger train by a graffiti gang at the weekend. More >>

Rail union slams Auckland rail's “profit before people"

Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 7:53 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union

RAIL AND MARITIME TRANSPORT UNION MEDIA RELEASE Rail union slams Auckland rail operator's “profit before people” attitude The union representing Auckland train crews is slamming the company running Auckland commuter trains, the French-owned Transdev, ... More >>

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