WorkCover and Health & Safety Wins! by David Paton, Organiser
Station Assistant Melanie (not her real name) sustained a debilitating injury whilst working on the barriers at Flinders St Station in 2021 and continued to battle on until 2024 when her injuries reached the stage where she was unable to continue working. Melanie has always maintained a close relationship with the RTBU and came to […]
Station Staff Safety by Victor Moore, President
Over the Christmas and New Year period the RTBU has been busy pressing for localised management responses to assault hotspots. With threats and assaults on Station Staff at key locations, urgent meetings including Delegates and HSRs with management have been convened. Dandenong remains a station with significant ongoing issues regarding anti-social activities. At a recent […]
Australia Votes
We are now weeks away from the federal election being called. In challenging times, it is a time for working people to stand together to protect what we have achieved. Specifically, I am referring to the big industrial relations agenda that unions like ours across the country have successfully campaigned for and won. These wins […]
