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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 »
Union dues – 2018 fee change
All RTBU Tram and Bus Division members are advised that union dues will increase as of the first full pay […] 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 »
RTBU – 2018 union elections notice
Nominations for the RTBU elections for National and NSW Branch positions for 2018 have now closed. Nominations may be withdrawn […] Read More »
Media release: Bus drivers skeptical of Minister’s new bus services claim
6 June 2018: Bus drivers are skeptical about the Transport Minister’s claim today that NSW will get 2000 new bus services […] Read More »
Transport Heritage Expo – June long weekend
The award-winning Transport Heritage Expo is back on the 9th – 11th of June at Central Station, Sydney. The expo brings Sydney’s […] 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 »
Newcastle Herald: Labor says Keolis Downer contract encourages shorter bus routes in Newcastle
Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison has accused the state government of encouraging Keolis Downer to “chop up” Newcastle’s bus network by […] Read More »