The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) today urged Senate cross-benchers to reject the Turnbull Government’s job destroying coastal shipping reform bill.

Investment in urban public transport infrastructure projects would give the Australian economy the stimulus it desperately needs, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

Sadly, NSW Bus & Tram Divisional President, and National Assistant Secretary (Tram & Bus) Gary Way will be leaving the RTBU in early October.

A new Taskforce has been formed to find a fair outcome for indigenous workers who were exploited by Queensland government authorities for decades.

A tumultuous week in Australia politics has seen a Prime Minister dumped, a new one sworn in, and a shake-up in the Federal Cabinet.

The RTBU’s national policy newsletter, Transport NOW, has gone digital!

Federal Employment Minister Senator Eric Abetz should be the first Cabinet Minister to be shown the door by new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, according to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU). 

Legendary Tasmanian rail worker Tommy Jones has been awarded a life membership - recognising 45 years of service to Tasmania's railways and the union.

The Federal Government’s plan to de-regulate coastal shipping will place 300 jobs at risk in Australia’s rail freight sector and undermine the proposed Inland Rail project – according to the Rail, Tram and & Bus Union (RTBU).