News
Farewell to Junee’s Neil Oliver
Junee CountryLink drivers’ depot recently held a farewell dinner for popular former driver Neil Oliver and his wife Marg. Neil recently resigned from CountryLink to work as a driver with Rio Tinto in the Pilbara […] Read More »
Member profile: Keith McMahon
Here with chat with long time RTBU Loco Division member and Driver Trainer, Keith McMahon. Read More »
RTBU diaries – coming soon
2013 RTBU diaries have been posted out to members and will be landing in your letterbox over the coming days. Read More »
When good faith turns bad
Unfortunately our colleagues in the Tram and Bus Division of the RTBU have recently had a taste of what happens when an employer turns its back on a negotiated EA. Read More »
Storm in a pee cup
A RailCorp driver has been reinstated by the Transport Appeals Board after it found that he had not tampered with a urine sample. The driver from Hornsby was dismissed on 21 March 2012 for a […] Read More »
Railcorp slashes almost 700 jobs
Another 690 jobs have today been axed from Railcorp – a move the RTBU says will cost commuters. Read More »
South West Rail Link community sessions
Members of the public are being invited to see how construction of the south-west Rail Link project is progressing. Read More »
Parliament calls on Transport Minister to apologise for ‘bludgers’ comments
The NSW Greens have given notice of a motion on the NSW Legislative Council which calls on the Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian to apologise for recently describing Railcorp workers as ‘bludgers’. Read More »
QR Intermodal workers set for a good agreement
QR Intermodal members look set to receive a good outcome in Enterprise Agreement negotiations, with the company coming to the table on a number of areas outlined by the membership. Read More »
Updated medical standards for rail workers
All rail workers will soon have a common set of health assessment arrangements, regardless of which state they work in, following the approval of updated rail safety worker medical standards. Australia’s Transport and Infrastructure Ministers […] Read More »



