Andrew Wells has been building railways for 28 years, but now he is on track to recruit members and improve their conditions throughout Central Queensland.

Light rail drivers from Sydney’s Pyrmont depot have told management there is a problem, and say operator Transdev can clean it up.

Hundreds of infrastructure workers in the northern part of Western Australia who currently don’t have union representation could soon be joining the ranks of our national, all-grades union.

The RTBU has been meeting with the national rail safety regulator (ONRSR) in an effort to better manage and avoid incidents and potential hazards on the South Australian network.

The Tasmanian Branch has questioned TasRail’s commitment to safety, with the State Government-owned rail company dragging its heels on a number of serious safety issues – including deteriorating air brakes on trains.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has appointed Luba Grigorovitch as the Union’s first ever female National President.

Australia’s interstate and urban transport routes are often described as the arteries of the nation.

But in a pandemic, these arteries are not only essential to the movement of people and goods from one spot to another, they also can potentially transmit deadly diseases from town-to-town and state-to-state.

Workers in the NSW lockdown zones who have underlying health problems should be not be forced to choose between their health or their incomes.

Barry O’Sullivan is one of two delegates the RTBU is relying on to expand its footprint in the vast Pilbara region of Western Australia.