Update
BBQ tour coming your way!
We’re busy finalising the dates and venues for the famous Loco BBQ tour, coming soon to a depot near you! As soon as we have the details we’ll be posting them right here on Loco […] Read More »
No emergency plan for Boggabri and Maules Creek bridge
The Loco Division has been forced to act after Pacific National failed to provide emergency and safety information about its Boggabri and Maules Creek viaduct despite months of requests. Pacific National members have been requesting […] Read More »
Government must fix the Hawkesbury River bridge
Reports that the rail bridge connecting Sydney to the Central Coast needs urgent repairs have shocked train crew and drivers. Read More »
QUBE EA gets shunted
Members have voted down the proposed new QUBE NSW Train Crew Enterprise Agreement, with 77 ‘no’ votes to 42 ‘yes’. Read More »
PN redundancy process lacks transparency
Pacific National has continued to make members redundant involuntarily, forcing the RTBU to lodge a formal dispute with the company. Read More »
Get a history lesson at ATP before Baird sells it off
The Baird Government has set its sights on selling off the Australian Technology Park. If it goes, so too will the years of important loco history. Read More »
Storm update – 8 May
Thanks to some favourable weather in recent days, the Australian Rail Track Corporation now believes that the North Coast line will be operational by Saturday morning, approximately 10am. The North Coast line has been out […] Read More »
Rail & Road – March 2015
The latest edition of Rail & Road, the RTBU’s magazine, is now available online. For all the latest union, industrial and political news, click here. Enjoy! Read More »
What’s happening in NZ?
The latest edition of The Activist – the newsletter of our New Zealand comrades, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union – has just been released. Read More »
Anti-penalty rates campaign flops
The business lobby is trying to get shops to put anti-penalty rates campaign posters in their windows over Easter – but so far their campaign isn’t going very well. Read More »