Recent News
Three buses on fire in Sydney in three months
On Tuesday a bus full of passengers caught fire on Parramatta road – the third in a string of similar incidents affecting STA buses in NSW over the past three months. The RTBU is calling for all buses in NSW to be urgently fitted with fire suppressant systems before a serious injury or death occurs. Read More »
Still no answers on light rail re-routing
Despite numerous requests, STA is still refusing to provide the Bus Division with any information about the plans for bus re-routing while the works on the South East Light Rail Link take place. Read More »
Women in Male Dominated Occupations & Industries
Five representatives from the RTBU attended the Wimdoi – Women in Male Dominated Occupations & Industries Conference in Sydney last week, joining women from many different male dominated industries and professions, including construction workers, correctional officers, wharfies, firefighters and miners. Read More »
Australian Unions Budget 2015 Score Card
Australian Unions had a team pouring over the Hockey-Morrison budget last night seeing if it passes the test of supporting working people and their families. Here’s the result. Read More »
The ‘Hell 90’
The Daily Telegraph reports on the longest commute in Sydney – the L90. Read More »
Ultra Marathon for Kids
RTBU member and bus driver from Leichhardt depot, Matthew Reid, is getting prepared for an ultra marathon. Read More »
Moving forward on women’s campaigns
Twenty women from across all RTBU divisions met recently for the biannual Women’s Campaigns Committee (WCC) meeting.
Women are vastly underrepresented in the transport industry with figures showing that only around 8 per cent of STA employees, 16 per cent of Sydney Trains employees and 24 per cent of NSW Trains employees are female. Read More »
May Day Parade – This Sunday
It’s May Day, and on Sunday we’ll be marching to celebrate the hard won 8 hour work day secured by the union movement and workers. Read More »
RTBU members unite to stay off unsafe roads in wild weather
As Newcastle and the Hunter area battled cyclonic conditions last week, strong union leadership kept our members off unsafe roads. Read More »
Notice to members: STA Grow Perform Succeed Programme
STA have advised the Union of their intention to commence the ‘State Transit Grow Perform Succeed Program’ (GPS) with Bus Operators. Read More »