Just in case you’ve seen the media this week try to blame the Unions, the Fair Work Commission disagreed.
The media never let the truth get in the way of a good Union-bashing story.
Posted by BurningHope427
Just in case you’ve seen the media this week try to blame the Unions, the Fair Work Commission disagreed.
The media never let the truth get in the way of a good Union-bashing story.
Posted by BurningHope427
9 Comments
They’ve already started with fake stories of over inflated salaries
Between this and spurring on the fuel crisis panic buying, MSM should have their broadcast licence revoked and be hauled before our highest courts
Everyone knows it was caused by the state government trying to make the union look bad so they capitulate on their demands.
According to both sides, the union stated that the train controllers would not be available to work on Industrial lines, and would be available to work for commuting lines.
They served this with a lawful notice of protected industrial action.
Here’s an excerpt from https://secretbrisbane.co/rtbu-strike-april-1-brisbane/:
Although the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) had only planned for coal and freight train services to be affected, employees are not actually allowed to dictate the terms of industrial action, so Queensland Rail extended the strike to passenger trains, warning workers that if they won’t perform all duties, they won’t get paid.
In response QLD Rail said that they refuse to allow the employees to work unless they are prepared to do their full job.
Afterwards, QLD Rail issued the public notice for a strike that was supposedly going to affect commuter lines.
I can definitely understand QLD Rail here, but they are probably in the wrong from my point of view.
Context for those unaware (like me)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/qld-rail-disruptions-possible-amid-etu-strike/106523596
It was obviously Queensland Rail spin. It was the same old typical anti-union nonsense.
[Link to full decision](https://www.fwc.gov.au/document-view/decisions/application-by-queensland-rail-2026-fwc-1158)
Interestingly, QR knew the industrial action was going ahead as early as March 24, but they didn’t send the email about the partial work ban until March 30 and didn’t notify travellers until March 31.
+1
What the LNP never seems to realize is that screwing over its workforce will simply result in the Homer Simpson approach to industrial relations:
“Lisa, if you don’t like your job, you don’t strike! You just go in every day and do it really half-assed.”
Do we really want workers in public transport doing everything half-arsed, or do we want them treated fairly? It’s a reasonable question.
Qld rail and the lnp, the workers were willing to do the passenger trains which is fair enough