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Freightliner: union wins three extra safety reps
Your union has had a win with the completion of the Freightliner OH&S committee elections, where we successfully argued for three additional representatives, taking the total amount to four. We are now focussing on putting […] Read More »
Great turnout at May Day marches in Sydney and Newcastle!
It was great to see a strong RTBU turnout at the May Day marches in both Sydney and Newcastle over the weekend! All up, around 100 RTBU members across all divisions attended and we had a great time […] Read More »
RTBU New InterCity Fleet depot tour
The RTBU will be conducting a tour of NSW Trains depots to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding that has recently been finalised with NSW Trains management.Details here. Read More »
Catch up on the latest from NZ
Find out all the latest from NZ including International Workers Memorial day ceremonies across the country, the unveiling of the Tangiwai memorial, an update on “insourcing” in Auckland and more! Check out the latest activist […] Read More »
Parties broker train truce
The industrial dispute which has triggered grain freight chaos in Victoria is far from resolved but warring parties Pacific National (PN) and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have brokered a truce which will […] Read More »
SSR Enterprise Agreement Negotiations 2017
As members would be aware, Southern Shorthaul Railway Australia (SSR) issued a Notice of Representational Rights (NERR) in May 2016. The purpose of an NERR is to formally commence the bargaining process for a new […] Read More »
EA vote cancelled, RailTrain forced back to the negotiating table
Late yesterday evening Railtrain conceded that the vote on its proposed Enterprise Agreement, which was scheduled for this weekend, will not go ahead due to a “minor discrepancy”. Read the News Flash here. Read More »
University students and northern Sydney commuters not happy
The closure of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link in 2018 has local students and commuters concerned about delays and overcrowding. Joseph Nicita, a third-year student at Macquarie University, takes the train from Beecroft to […] Read More »
Call for 6 and 8 carriage trains on weekends along the Blue Mountains line
Trish Doyle MP is at it again! Here she is calling for 6 and 8 carriage trains on weekends along the Blue Mountains line. Read More »
90 years of proud achievement
***From Australian Unions*** 90 years ago today the mighty collective of trade unions came together to form the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Since then that collective power has achieved great things for working people […] Read More »
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