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Newcastle Light Rail recruits – make sure you join the RTBU
You may have seen in the news that Keolis Downer is recruiting staff for the Newcastle Light Rail as it […] Read More »
ACTU Congress: Change the Rules
Your RTBU Bus & Tram Divisional President Dave Woollams, and Secretary Chris Preston, joined union representatives from across the country […] Read More »
Region 6 Members, Please update your details
The RTBU requires you to fill out new union payroll & traffic fund deduction forms due to the change of employer in […] Read More »
RTBU NSW Bus & Tram, State Budget response
Media Release, 19 June 2018 2000 new bus services figure is deceptive Tram and Bus Division President, Dave Woollams, said […] Read More »
The Australian: Sydney Light Rail budget doomed to blowout
The controversial Sydney Light Rail project is set to go over budget — whether or not the Spanish subcontractor Acciona […] Read More »
Inner West Courier: Fears over inner west bus shortage, mass cancellations forecast, as privatisation looms
By Heather McNab and David Barwell, read the full story here. A CRITICAL shortage of bus drivers will cause mass […] Read More »
RTBU Media Release: Privatisation drives most vulnerable off Newcastle’s buses
Newcastle’s disastrous new bus timetable has forced seniors and pensioners off our public transport, proving that the Transport Minister’s claims […] Read More »
Second Newcastle Debate in Parliament
Novocastrians travelled to Sydney last Thursday to pack out NSW Parliament again for the second heated debate about Newcastle’s disastrous bus […] Read More »
The Australian: Premier’s team short by $600m on light rail costs
In The Australian by Andrew Clennell Gladys Berejiklian’s then department was informed in mid-2014 that the cost of ripping up […] Read More »
Sydney buses: One-in-10 services regularly late in some suburbs
Sydney’s commuters are suffering because of poor timetabling and under resourcing by this NSW Government. RTBU NSW Bus & Tram Division […] Read More »