The Australian Electoral Commission has completed counting and declared the results of contested and uncontested national office holder positions.

The Federal Government’s proposal to force migrants to settle in regional areas is a predictable but pathetic attempt to blame foreigners for the failure of successive governments to address Australia’s infrastructure and jobs challenges, RTBU National Secretary Bob Nanva said today.

In the past few days you should have received your ballot papers for the RTBU elections from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).  Unfortunately, a number of technical errors have occurred with the ballot papers and with the mail-out.  The AEC is currently developing a strategy to ensure all Members are given the correct ballot papers as quickly as possible.

Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of public debate regarding the Federal Government's new online system for recording personal medical histories, called My Health Records. This system will allow individual users to authorise various health professionals to access and share their medical records.

New ACTU President Michele O'Neil has spent 28 years fighting to change the rules for textile, clothing and footwear workers. Now she's taking that fight to a bigger stage.

Once every three years the Australian trade union movement gets together for the ACTU Congress. The Congress is effectively the Workers' Parliament - the peak decision-making body for the union movement, and a chance to map out a national agenda for working people.

RTBU National Secretary and ACTU Vice President Bob Nanva spoke at the end of the ACTU Congress 2018, urging unionists to support the ACTU agenda for industrial relations reform.  You can rad the transcript and watch the video here.

Workers in Aurizon’s Rockhampton Control room commenced an indefinite period of work bans and rolling stoppages at midnight last night.  The action will see coal trains grinding to a halt in Central Queensland.

The announcement of a $10 million fund for driverless vehicles is a disaster waiting to happen under incompetent NSW Minister for Transport Andrew Constance, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

Federal Labor’s commitment to renewing the Australian rail manufacturing industry is not only good for jobs, it’s also good for the safety and reliability of public transport and rail freight, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).