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NSW workers launch campaign to build public transport here
The future of local manufacturing will be a key issue in the NSW state election, with all candidates being asked commit to designing, building and maintaining our trains, trams, buses and ferries in NSW.
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Minister agrees to consider RTBU solutions to Tasmania's bus crisis
Representatives of the RTBU met with Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson on Tuesday 21 February 2023.
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Transport NOW, January 2023 edition
The January 2023 edition the RTBU's quarterly national member magazine Transport NOW, is hot off the presses!
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Inverleigh derailment shows need for urgent overhaul of rail safety
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.
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Inland Rail must adopt best practices procurement approach to weed out shonky contractors
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).
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Sure Jobs, Better Pay Bill
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?
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Family & Domestic Violence Leave now a reality for Australian workers
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.
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Federal Budget a turning point in the funding of public transport projects
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.
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Perrottet is poking a hornet's nest
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.
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Transport NOW October 2022
The October 2022 edition of the RTBU's quarterly national member magazine, Transport NOW, is out now!
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