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The Great Strike footage
The Great Strike is a rare censored film documenting one of Australia’s largest industrial conflicts. This footage, last seen in 1917, is a unique insight into a crucial moment in the history of the Australian […] Read More »
New rail links to Badgerys Creek airport to be signature projects
The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that a plan to build a rail link to Sydney’s second airport is expected to be unveiled next month as part of the Federal Government’s “city deal” for the […] Read More »
PN workers vote up new EA
Workers at Pacific National have voted in favour of accepting a new enterprise agreement, with 66 per cent of eligible workers voting ‘yes’. The total response rate was high, with 88 per cent of people […] Read More »
Support from global comrades
Support for Sydney and NSW Trains workers is streaming in from around the world. Here are our brothers and sisters from the International Center for Labour Solidarity (ICLS), the Japan Confederation of Railway Workers’ Unions […] Read More »
A train service that exists on paper only is nothing more than a mirage
Industrial action or not, the problems that have plagued the Sydney train network this year and frustrated commuters in the process are not going to go away. The disastrous timetable that this state government introduced […] Read More »
Right to strike is almost dead: ACTU
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has put this media release out in response to the Fair Work Commission ruling which ordered Sydney and NSW Trains workers to suspend our protected industrial action for six […] Read More »
Sydney and NSW Trains: This is what solidarity looks like
Loco Division members at Sydney and NSW Trains showed what solidarity looks like today. We turned up in our union apparel and badges, and the result was a serious show of force. Here are just […] Read More »
Update: Pacific National EA North and North West Tour 2018
As a result of delegates unanimously concluding that what has been achieved at the bargaining table was significant enough to conduct a joint tour with Pacific National, the RTBU can now confirm the details […] Read More »
Sydney & NSW Trains results – prepare for action!
Congratulations on winning the ballot for protected action at Sydney and NSW Trains. By standing together and returning a YES vote, we have shown management that we are strong and united in our demand for […] Read More »
Update: Pacific National EA South Tour 2018
As a result of delegates unanimously concluding that what has been achieved at the bargaining table was significant enough to conduct a joint tour with Pacific National, the RTBU can now confirm the details of […] Read More »