The derailment of a 1.7 kilometre-long freight train with 55 carriages at Inverleigh, west of Geelong, has again exposed the frailties of Australia’s rail safety regime.

Shonky contractors with track records of poor workplace safety poor-quality work are putting the future of the Inland Rail project at risk, and leaving the Federal Government vulnerable to expensive rectification works, according the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

There's been a lot of talk in the past couple of week's about the Federal Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill.  So what's in it, and why does it matter?

The Albanese Government has delivered on a key election promise, after the Senate last night passed laws to ensure all workers have access to a minimum of ten days paid family and domestic violence leave.

The Federal budget’s commitment to a pipeline of public transport infrastructure projects represents a turning point in the way public transport is funded in Australia.

NSW Premier Domenic Perrottet is poking a hornet's nest by trying to bankrupt the RTBU.  His tactics will only make us stronger and more determined.

The October 2022 edition of the RTBU's quarterly national member magazine, Transport NOW, is out now!

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke MP will end the unfair termination of Enterprise Agreements – delivering a victory for common sense, and taking an important step towards a more civilised and productive enterprise bargaining system.

RTBU National Secretary Mark Diamond will use today's Jobs and Skills Summit to demand an end to the practice of employers threatening to terminate industrial agreements in order to drive down the wages and conditions of their employees.

The July 2022 edition of the RTBU's quarterly national member magazine, Transport NOW, is out!