IN FOCUS: Broken Hill, the birthplace of Australian unions
Dan Leece explores Broken Hill and its union links. In 1844 explorer Charles Sturt, sighted and named the Barrier Range and noted the sighting of a ‘broken hill’ down in his diary. Read More »
It’s tax time
Tax time is here again. Check out Working Life’s top 10 tips for doing your tax return this year. It’s bound to make the unenjoyable task a little less painful. Read More »
Slow zone on the South West Rail Link
Train drivers on the South West Rail Link were recently issued with an urgent message to dramatically reduce their speed between Edmonson Park and Leppington. Read More »
We can knock off the China Free Trade Agreement
The China Free Trade Agreement that Tony Abbott signed recently, will allow employers to bring overseas workers in first, without advertising jobs to local workers. Read More »
Around the Tracks – coming soon
A hard copy version of Loco Express is coming your way! Read More »
John Holland intrastate discussions
The Loco Division has been in talks with John Holland recently about the company’s Intrastate Operations. Read More »
Government fighting Newcastle rail line ruling
The Newcastle rail line saga is continuing, with the Government’s appeal against the recent Supreme Court ruling now set to be heard. Read More »
Vale Willis (Bill) Summers, 15th August 1935 – 2nd July 2015
A tribute to Bill, by Barry Seghers. Bill joined the then NSW Government Railways in 1951 at Enfield. Bill became an Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen (AFULE) member and passed through the various grades of […] Read More »
Transport NOW – July edition
The latest edition of the RTBU’s national policy newsletter, Transport NOW, is out now. Read More »
Banning thugs on our public transport a good idea
Shadow Transport Minister Ryan Park is advocating for legislation which would ban thugs who commit serious offences on our transport networks from using these services. Read More »