NSW Trains
Sydney and NSW Trains Enterprise Agreement Proposal
Dear members, This afternoon, Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains, and NSW Trains called a snap meeting to discuss the expiry of the enterprise agreements. Disappointingly, with no consultation, a proposal was put on the table […] Read More »
Footplate: New InterCity Fleet Locomotive Division Depot Tour
As Members would be aware, your union has continued to meet with NSW Trains in relation to the introduction of the NIF to discuss many of the outstanding issues related to the safe operation of […] Read More »
Critical Incident Leave Dispute
Members are advised that a Dispute has been lodged with NSW Trains owing to their refusal to offer a member Critical Incident Leave (CIL) following an incident where the members train he was operating struck […] Read More »
Footplate – COVID-19 Public Health Order Mandatory Face Coverings – Update 2
To Sydney/NSW Trains Members, Further to Footplate No 1.21 issued last week regarding Public Health Order Mandatory Face Coverings and following a report back meeting this afternoon between the RTBU and Sydney Trains/NSW Train Link […] Read More »
Footplate: NIF Update – Post Action Discussions
Following the scheduled “Mission Readiness” exercise on the NIF train and the safety events that followed, the RTBU has been meeting with NSW Trains and a Transport for NSW representative to try and resolve the […] Read More »
Taking ownership of disappointment
Members may recall that on the 27th of November NSW Trains Chief Operating Officer, Dale Merrick sent a message to you the membership, stating; “We (NSW Trains) are disappointed that the RTBU decided to take […] Read More »
Media Release: RTBU withdraws safety ban and stop work action following cancellation of testing of unsafe train
Following the announcement of a 24-hour stopwork by railworkers, Transport for NSW has cancelled NSW Trains’ Mission Readiness train test which will no longer take place this weekend. Railworkers in calling this stoppage did so […] Read More »
Media Release: Train drivers, guards and crew endorse safety ban on New Intercity Fleet trains starting tomorrow
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) members will refuse to work on New InterCity Fleet (NIF) train due to serious safety concerns. The NIF will be tested on the Sydney Trains Network this Friday […] Read More »
NSW ALP Mark Buttigieg’s Order for Papers for the NIF Passes Legislative Council
At a meeting of the NSW Legislative Council on Wednesday 11 November, NSW Labor Member Hon. Mark Buttigieg spoke in parliament on the Order for Papers concerning the New Intercity Fleet (NIF). During the debate, […] Read More »
NIF update
Members are advised that the RTBU recently met with NSW Trains to discuss their proposed method for allocating the first NIF train revenue service runs later this year. They proposed that the first NIF train […] Read More »