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Opal card industrial action paused as NSW Government launches unprecedented attack
Dear Members, We have just met with the EA Delegates Committee and […] Read More »
Update on Federal Court Case and Upcoming Actions
Dear Members, After the NSW Government’s vicious legal attack on our union, […] Read More »
CRU proposes counter offer
Dear Members, Yesterday, the 27th of October, the Combined Rail Unions sent […] Read More »
Sydney Trains and NSW Trains put an offer on the table
Dear Members, The Combined Rail Unions today attended a further conciliation conference […] Read More »
November calendar of action
Dear members, This month’s industrial action calendar is now available on the […] Read More »
24 Hour Blitz on Working with Contractors Starts on Friday
Dear Members, On Friday 4 November there is a 24 hour ban […] Read More »
Government told to put its money where its mouth is
Dear Members, Over the past few weeks, NSW Government ministers have lined […] Read More »
NSW Government still playing politics
Dear Members, The NSW Government has again taken steps to drag out […] Read More »
Actions starting tomorrow 11th November: Ban on transpositions and ban on fleet controllers training new staff
Dear Members, As part of this period of protected industrial action, a […] Read More »
Sydney and NSW Trains enterprise agreement: the latest and where to from here
Dear Members, The Rail, Tram and Bus Union NSW is hosting a member […] Read More »
Campaign timeline
2023
Jan 18 The government confirmed the Mariyung fleet of trains have begun testing on tracks in Sydney ahead of their full introduction on services between Sydney and Newcastle, as well as the Blue Mountains and south coast.
2022
November 30 Transport for NSW confirms that the New Intercity Fleet (NIF) will not be in passenger service in 2020, with the trains expected to first run in early 2021.
June 29 Transport Minister David Elliott announced that the government had offered to make changes to the troubled intercity fleet at a cost of $264 million.
May 12 The New South Wales government threatens to terminate its industrial agreement with the state’s powerful rail union after long-running negotiations over a new enterprise agreement broke down on Thursday.
2021
March Three industrial commissioners ruled the government needed the union or workers’ agreement if it wanted to have “customer service guards” rather than regular guards on its new fleet under the rail enterprise agreement.
April The NSW transport minister says the state's new intercity train fleet will be operational within weeks - lol.
New intercity fleet train makes first test journey from Sydney to Katoomba
RTBU calls on NSW Premier to halt testing of $2b intercity train fleet after report flags safety concerns
May 7 NSW Trains and Transport for NSW attempt to sue their own workforce to try and force them to crew the unsafe NIF
Nov Transport blames COVID and travel bans for COVID delay, marking 18 month delay since the promised delivery date of trains
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