Update for members on status of Industrial Action pending the 424 Court case
23 December 2024 Dear Members, It would come as no surprise to those who have been following along, but the depths to which the NSW Government is willing to stoop to quash […] Read more
Lockout notices in response to our reducing KMs ban – what to do about them
22 December 2024 Dear Members, This morning, all Train Crew members received notices under s.471 of the Fair Work Act regarding the reduction in kilometres ban, which is scheduled to resume tomorrow. The effect […] Read more
Huge win in Federal Court – Industrial Action to recommence immediately
19 December 2024 Dear members, By now, you would have no doubt heard that we won today in the Federal Court. The Government’s case was never strong, but you never know in […] Read more
Update on negotiations (or lack thereof) in our Sydney/NSW Trains bargain
17 December 2024 Dear members, It’s hard to write a single email to you all with everything that’s happening. Yesterday, the Government stepped up its attacks against us, and every Australian worker […] Read more
Federal Court case update – the NSW Labor Government is trying to destroy the bargaining system
16 December 2024 Dear members, Despite entering government with a mandate to better engage with its public sector workforce and preaching the benefits of interest based bargaining, the NSW Labor government relied […] Read more
Protected Action Ballot commences tomorrow
12 December 2024 Dear members, It’s been a tough week, after the Labor Government aggressively attacked our union through dubious legal arguments. However, we have managed to hit back, with the Federal […] Read more
Interim Restraining Order notification
8 December 2024: Dear members, delegates, and officers employed by Sydney Trains and NSW Trains, and employees of the RTBU in New South Wales, This evening, the Federal Court of Australia granted […] Read more
A clear path for continued action
Despite maintained efforts by the NSW Government (directly) to scuttle our right to exercise our lawful workplace right to take industrial action, today they suffered two setbacks. This morning, we were back […] Read more
Federal Court Interim Restraining Order
Click here to see the Interim Restraining Order issued by the Federal Court on 8 December 2024. Read more
Update on Federal Court Ruling – All Industrial Action Temporarily Off
This evening, RTBU and CRU Officials appeared in the Federal Court of Australia in response to an application by the NSW Government to cancel our industrial action—both current and planned—through an opportunistic […] Read more
Important Update – NSW Government Escalates Action, Derailing Bargaining
This morning, CRU Officials were contacted by Sydney Trains’ lawyers with a demand to withdraw all industrial action – both current and planned – by 2 PM today. Failing this, the employers […] Read more
Reminder: don’t believe everything you read in the media
3 December 2024 Dear Members, There have been a number of claims in the media over the course of the last couple of days about our industrial action and enterprise agreement negotiation. […] Read more