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Delegates Conference Schedule: 8th – 9th November
The Loco Division Delegates’ Conference is being held on the 8th – 9th of November 2016. Download the schedule here. Read More »
Blacktown Xmas drinks
Everyone is welcome to the Blacktown Christmas Drinks on Friday 9th December 2016 at the Brewhouse, Marayong from 2pm. Details below. Download the flyer here Read More »
SMH: Government agency pays $17m for ‘advice’
Sydney Trains will pay consultants Ernst & Young $17 million for advice on how to transform its business, under a government contract to run for less than a year. Read more in the Sydney Morning […] Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
Pacific National’s decision to cut more than 120 jobs, mostly from the Hunter and the Illawarra, is a slap in the face for permanent workers everywhere. It appears that PN’s strategy is to casualise the […] Read More »
Christmas drinks: Fri 16th December
Save the date! Christmas lunch and drinks are planned for Friday 16th December. Lunch: 11:00, Flemington MC Train Crew Building Drinks: 13:00, Lidcombe Bowling Club. Read More »
End of the line for Silverton Tramway Company social club in Broken Hill after 126 years
For years after the Silverton Tramway Company in far west NSW was bought, sold and merged into obscurity, its employees’ club continued to meet. But the 126-year-old group, possibly the oldest social club in Broken […] Read More »
Rail, not road, says Clover Moore
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore makes the case for spending the WestConnex money on rail instead in a letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald today. Read her piece here Read More »
PN Service Delivery Transformation = Termination
Instead of consulting with you and your union, Pacific National consulted with their bean-counters and delivered a decision to terminate over 120 of its permanent workers. PN wants to replace these employees with casuals or with […] Read More »
Delegates’ conference coming up: 8-9 November
The Locomotive Division is holding a Delegates’ Conference for all Governing Committee Delegates on the 8th and 9th of November. We’re still finalising the schedule, but it will include: Updates from the RTBU Assistant National […] Read More »
Victory for Norwegian Locomotive drivers!
Our colleagues in Norway have had a big victory after prolonged strike action. As of Monday morning they are back at work. The employer agreed to send a common letter to the Norwegian Transport Minister with […] Read More »



