Sydney Trains and NSW Trains EA now approved by Fair Work!
Dear Members, Moments ago the Fair Work Commission approved our new enterprise agreement! You can view the approved EA here There was an unusual delay in the approval, but the EA went […] Read more
EA ballot results- historic YES vote!
The ballots have been counted and the results are in! We are proud to announce a historic YES vote, with 92% voting YES in support of the proposed Enterprise Agreement. This result is a […] Read more
Breaking: Rail workers and NSW Government reach in-principle agreement
Media release, 30 May 2025: Today, an in-principle agreement has been reached between rail workers and the NSW Government a new enterprise agreement for Sydney and NSW Trains workers. The Rail, Tram […] Read more
RTBU NSW statement: Fair Work Commission outcome
It’s incredibly disappointing that the NSW Government has allowed its dispute with the state’s rail workers to get to this point. The Fair Work Commission today recommended a cooling off period until […] Read more
RTBU statement on the NSW Government withdrawing its 424 application
22 January 2025 Attributable to Toby Warnes, Secretary of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) NSW: The NSW Government’s decision to drop its 424 application in the Fair Work Commission is […] Read more
Statement from the RTBU:NSW Government must end delay tactics and return to negotiations
17 January 2025 After the Fair Work Commission’s suspension of industrial action due to procedural reasons, RTBU NSW is calling on the NSW Government to stop the delay tactics and return to […] Read more
Statement from the RTBU: NSW Government’s legal action is a smokescreen for its failure to bargain in good faith
16 January 2025 The NSW Government’s latest legal move, applying under Section 424 of the Fair Work Act to stop protected industrial action, is nothing more than a desperate attempt to shift […] Read more
Statement from the RTBU on industrial action and wage offer from the government
15 January 2025 The NSW Government needs to stop playing politics over the industrial dispute with the Combined Rail Union (CRU) and come back to the negotiating table. It is clear that […] Read more
‘Give commuters free transport over festive season’: RTBU urges NSW Govt to stop hurting commuters and get back to negotiating table
23 December 2024 The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) NSW has told the NSW Government that it will halt its protected industrial action if the government commits to providing commuters with […] Read more
The RTBU will comment on bargaining for rail worker’s Enterprise Agreement
9 December The RTBU NSW says it is disappointing that the NSW Government has chosen to take its workforce to court, rather than negotiating a fair agreement for Sydney and NSW trains […] Read more
RTBU statement regarding Federal Court decision
8 December 2024 Attributable to Toby Warnes, Secretary of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) NSW: It’s incredibly disappointing that the Federal Court has listened to the application by the NSW […] Read more
The RTBU will provide an update on bargaining for rail worker’s Enterprise Agreement
2 December 2024 The RTBU NSW is hopeful of a resolution to the Enterprise Agreement bargaining with the NSW Government by the end of the week. RTBU NSW Secretary Toby Warnes said […] Read more