Recent News
Fair Work Commission decision on Aurizon EBAs
The Fair Work Commission this week ruled that a dozen enterprise agreements […] Read More »
RTBU takes it to Asciano over legal representation. And wins.
The Fair Work Commission has sided with the RTBU, ruling that Asciano has sufficient internal legal and HR resources to be able to represent in the Industrial Relations tribunal. Read More »
Fancy travelling at 603km/hr? Train breaks world record
A Japanese maglev has broken its own speed record, hitting 603 km/hour this week. Read More »
Scratchy uniforms a disaster
The RTBU was in the media on the weekend, talking about the need to improve the Sydney Trains uniforms. Read More »
The latest from NZ
Want to hear about what our New Zealand comrades are up to? The latest edition of The Activist – the NZ Rail & Maritime Transport Union’s newsletter – is now online. Read More »
KiwiRail can’t outsource responsibility
Our New Zealand counterparts have called on the NZ Government to guarantee that Chinese engineers working on KiwiRail’s locomotives are at least receiving the minimum wage. Read More »
International Workers Memorial Day
What if you went to work one day and never came home? […] Read More »
No diesel: NZ workers to create human train to protest diesel introduction
Rail workers in New Zealand will create a human electric freight train outside the KiwiRail headquarters next week, to protest the proposed introduction of diesel trains. Read More »
Asciano wants FWC to play a greater role in negotiations
Asciano is calling for the Fair Work Commission to play a greater role in “agreement facilitation”. Read More »
High Court rules in favour of QLD rail workers
Rail workers in Queensland have had a big win recently, with the High Court upholding a challenge to a decision by the former Newman Government that shifted employees into the state’s IR system. Read More »