Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey's speech to the 2016 NSW Labor Conference in Sydney.

Investment in transport infrastructure and opposition to privatisation of public transport services were two of the big issues raised by the RTBU at last weekend's NSW Labor Conference.

The ACCC has identified the right problems with Brookfield’s takeover of Asicano – but breaking up Pacific National is the wrong solution.

Dyson Heydon’s discredited Trade Union Royal Commission has released its final report – unsurprisingly recommending a raft of measures designed to prevent unions from effectively representing their members.

On the eve of Christmas, the Productivity Commission has recommended cutting the take-home pay of Australia’s lowest-paid workers.

The end of the year is always a time for reflection.  This year, we can look back over a turbulent 12 months when our Union was under attack from all different angles, and be extremely proud of the way we have come through as a stronger and more resilient organisation.

The Kennett Government’s privatisation of Victoria’s public transport system in the 1990s was a traumatic time.  Thousands of jobs were lost, and the lives of many RTBU members were thrown upside down.

The north-south spine of Queensland’s rail freight network is at risk from becoming commercially uncompetitive and collapsing unless it receives urgent investment from the Queensland and Federal Governments, according the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

RTBU National Secretary Bob Nanva says the criminal charges against CFMEU Officials John Setka and Shaun Reardon show that Australia's IR war has become an exercise in Mutually-Assured Destruction, and it's time for some common sense.

Aurizon already has a reputation as Australia’s most obnoxious employer - but the company's attack on Christmas is low even by Aurizon standards!