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E2026/57 – RTBU NSW Election Notice
Nominations have been called for New South Wales Branch Offices of the Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union. View the notice here. […] Read More »
Private Gain, Public Pain: Why the privatisation of Newcastle’s bus network has been a failed experiment
Click here to download the McKell Institute report Private Pain, Public Pain: Why the privatisation of Newcastle’s bus network has […] Read More »
RTBU welcomes calls to put Newcastle buses back in public hands
Putting Newcastle’s bus services back in public hands would be a big step towards finally providing local commuters and drivers […] Read More »
Newcastle bus services resume; union continues push for stronger safety measures
Bus services across Newcastle have resumed following an assessment by SafeWork NSW. Services stopped at 6pm om Friday, after a […] Read More »
RTBU calls on NSW Labor to back publicly operated high-speed rail – NSW Govt must stump up for Sydney-Newcastle fast rail, says union
Media release, 27 Feb 2026: Bus services across Newcastle will stop running from 6pm today (Friday 27 February) after a […] Read More »
Newcastle takes action
Over the last few weeks we’ve been constantly calling on Keolis Downer to return to the bargaining table and stop […] Read More »
KDH – negotiations update
The RTBU Bargaining Committee met with KDH on July 25th, 2025. Unfortunately, KDH refused to discuss the seven key issues […] Read More »
Newcastle EA – important update
Dear Members, Apologies for the miscommunication yesterday – the Hazard Light action is scheduled to start from first sign on THIS […] Read More »
Measures to fix bus driver shortage need to go further
Media release, 3 June 2023: The NSW Government’s decision to cut some of the licensing red tape for prospective bus […] Read More »
Bus drivers slam 11th hour signing of private bus contracts
Revelations that the former Liberal Government’s signed long-term deals with private bus operators just weeks before the state election and […] Read More »