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Catch up on the latest from NZ
Find out what’s happening in NZ including International Workers Memorial day ceremonies across the country, the unveiling of the Tangiwai memorial, an update on “insourcing” in Auckland and more! 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 see grain trains return to work. 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. 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 More »
University students and northern Sydney commuters not happy
The closure of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link in 2018 has […] Read More »
NFF: get “fair dinkum” about inland rail
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Fiona Simson says the time has come for the Coalition government to show it’s “fair dinkum” about ending the talk and to start building the Melbourne to Brisbane inland rail. Read More »
Granville train disaster survivors and victims’ families get apology
It has taken 40 years but a “deep and sincere” apology to all those involved in Australia’s worst rail disaster has finally been issued by the NSW government. Read More »
Newcastle bus driver safety in spotlight
Protections for bus drivers will be discussed in state Parliament on Thursday. Read More »
ARTC NSW Infrastructure Maintenance Enterprise Agreement Negotiations 2017 – Update #11
Bulletin 14 – 2017 To: RTBU ARTC infrastructure Maintenance Members On Wednesday, […] Read More »
Enjoy members’ rates at the RTBU Holiday Park in Jervis Bay
Located on the waterfront at Jervis Bay, the RTBU Holiday Park is the perfect place to take your family, with modern, fully furnished units near pristine beaches. Read More »