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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 »
KDH – Enterprise Bargaining Ballot Update
Firstly, we would like to thank those members who took part in the Survey last week. It was a very […] Read More »
Region 7 update: Busways’ appeal of Consolidation Order
Last night the RTBU agreed on a process for how Busways’ appeal of the Consolidation Order would proceed. This is […] 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 »
Rail and Road September 2025- out now!
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Media release: Backroom deal to extend inner-west Sydney’s private bus contract a scandalous attack on local commuters
28 July 2025 The move to quietly extend the region 6 private bus contract without putting it out to tender […] 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 »
Newcastle Bulletin: EA update
Dear Members, On Monday, your Employee Representatives met with Keolis Downer Hunter to discuss changes to our EBA. Unfortunately Keolis […] Read More »