Update
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 »
NSW gets new Transport Minister
Former Treasurer, Andrew Constance, has been announced as the state’s new Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Read More »
Bosses want to rob you of your rights – again
Submissions to the Productivity Commission Workplace Relations Review have been filtering in over the past days. Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
With a week to go until the NSW Election, things are really heating up in state politics. The RTBU has created a score card for the current Baird Government, highlighting the impact its policies have […] Read More »
NSW Liberal transport scorecard
What has the Baird Government delivered for transport workers over the past four years? Quite a lot actually, but very little of it is good. Read More »
Put Wednesday 4 March in your diary
Wednesday 4 March is going to be big. Workers are holding a National Day of Action to show the Coalition government exactly what we want from our leaders. Read More »
Review puts penalty rates, minimum wage, unfair dismissal at risk
The minimum wage, penalty rates, unfair dismissal, and a range of other workplace conditions will be put under the microscope this year, with the Productivity Commission yesterday revealing it is conducting a large-scale review of […] Read More »
Drivers thank grandmother of the Indian Pacific
When the Indian Pacific headed off on its maiden voyage in 1970, Kathleen stood on the platform waving the Australian flag to her father who was making the special journey. It was the beginning of […] Read More »