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Meeting with the Premier
Dear Members, Yesterday afternoon, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, called a last-minute meeting […] Read More »
RTBU Action forces free fares
Dear Members, RTBU members have today forced the government to provide commuters […] Read More »
Reminder: All Member Meeting on Monday 21st November
Dear Members, As members are aware, this EA campaign is an ever-evolving […] Read More »
Agreement in-principle reached – NIF Deed Signed
Dear Members, We’re pleased to announce that after a marathon day in […] Read More »
Government capitulates under members sustained pressure
Dear Members, After many months of negotiation, industrial action, and solidarity from […] Read More »
Sydney and NSW in-principle agreement – online member briefing
Dear members, The Rail, Tram and Bus Union NSW is hosting an […] Read More »
EA Roadshows and Vote
Dear Members, Over the past couple of weeks, your EA delegates have […] Read More »
List of claims won in the proposed EA
Dear members, Starting late last week and continuing until 23 January 2023, […] Read More »
Implementation and time of new EA entitlements fixed
Dear Members As advised, we attended a meeting yesterday at 2pm. We […] Read More »
Enterprise Agreement Approved by Fair Work Commission
Dear Members Late on Friday afternoon, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) approved […] 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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