SAFETY IS ON THE AGENDA by Darren Galea
Safety at work continues to be a key priority of the RTBU. We have met with stakeholders regarding strengthening safety measures against assaults, better using data and increasing public awareness through advertising campaigns. As Delegates, HSRs, and Members we must maintain the pressure on companies to provide meaningful data on assaults across the network, to […]
THE WILD WEST OF RAIL PROJECTS by Joe Dennis
2023 has arrived, and I am attending as many rail projects as possible. So far, most projects seem to be doing the right thing regarding safety. However, there are still cowboys in the rail industry who treat safety as negotiable and will happily cut corners to save a few bucks. They usually justify their actions […]
AROUND THE TRAPS by Sally van Bragt
2023 is heating up as a huge year for all of us. Enterprise Bargaining is taking place with all the major operators, we are facing changes to ticketing and further changes to the structure of our network. With a tender process underway for the provision of a new ticketing system it important members have a […]
EUGENE ACCORNERO by Dave Paton
A huge congratulations to Eugene Accornero who recently celebrated an amazing 50 years working in the Victorian Rail System and as a staunch Union member. His colleagues and friends celebrated with a well catered morning tea, telling tales (some of them true) from their time on the rails. He currently works at Metro Trains as […]
Women Make The Union Strong by Vik Sharma
International Women’s Day this year saw Trades Hall championing the theme of Safe, Respected and Equal. I was very proud to be a part of the RTBU contingent at the rally. International Women’s Day Rally has a long history of celebrating women’s achievements and highlighting the current campaigns of the movement in the fight for […]
RTBU CALLS FOR URGENT OVERHAUL OF RAIL SAFETY REGIME
The derailment of a 1.7 kilometre-long freight train with 55 carriages at Inverleigh, west of Geelong, during November, once again exposed the frailties of Australia’s national rail safety regime. National RTBU Secretary Mark Diamond said rail workers had lost confidence in the rail safety regime, and an urgent review of the Rail Safety National Law […]
