RTBU Western Australia

15/10/2026

𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨! ✊

Yesterday marked the conclusion of our three-day RTBU WA Delegate Training Course, bringing together delegates from across our Branch.

The feedback from those who attended has been overwhelmingly positive, which is fantastic to hear.

Our Workplace Delegates play an incredibly important role in representing and supporting their workmates, and ensuring members have a strong voice in their workplaces.

Training like this is about giving delegates the knowledge, skills and confidence to take on that role, while also providing an opportunity to share experiences and learn from one another.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and contributed over the three days. It's great to see members stepping up and getting more involved in their Union.

Stronger Delegates. Stronger Workplaces. Stronger Union. ✊

Paid Up. Proud. Protected.

15/10/2026

📩📩 TRANSIT OFFICERS | CHECK YOUR EMAILS!

The RTBU has received the PTA's first formal offer for a replacement Transit Officers Industrial Agreement.

Importantly, this is also the first offer made to any Union under the State Government's new Wages Policy.

We've sent members an important bargaining update this evening, including a copy of the offer and an update following today's meeting with Workplace Delegates.

Make sure you check your inbox and have a read!

A more detailed analysis of the offer will follow early next week.

13/10/2026

🚩 RTBU WA DELEGATE TRAINING UNDERWAY! 🚩

Today we kicked off our three-day Delegate Development Program, bringing together 15 Union Delegates from across Western Australia's rail industry.

Our Workplace Delegates are the backbone of our Union. They play an important role in representing members, raising workplace issues, supporting their colleagues and ensuring workers have a strong voice in their workplaces.

Over the next three days, our Delegates will build on their knowledge, skills and confidence to better represent and support members across their respective workplaces.

It's also a great opportunity for Delegates from different employers and work groups to come together, share experiences and learn from one another.

Strong Delegates. Strong Workplaces. Stronger Union.✊

Paid Up. Proud. Protected.

12/10/2026

🚆 INVESTING IN OUR DELEGATES, STRENGTHENING OUR UNION! ✊

Tomorrow, 15 RTBU Delegates from across Western Australia will come together for three days of training and development.

Our workplace Delegates are the backbone of our Union. They are often the first point of contact for members, raising workplace concerns, standing up for their workmates and helping us achieve better wages and conditions.

With several major enterprise bargaining campaigns underway and more on the horizon, investing in our Delegates has never been more important.

We're proud to support the people who step up to represent their fellow workers and help build a stronger, more effective Union.

Stronger Delegates. Stronger Workplaces. Stronger Union. 💪

07/10/2026

Backing our Tasmanian comrades in their push for light rail in Hobart. 🚊

Better public transport means stronger communities. Get behind the campaign and help spread the word! ✊

There’s just one month left to sign our petition calling for light rail for Hobart’s future.

The Macquarie Point Stadium is moving ahead, but there's still no reliable transport plan to get people there.

The current government proposal relies on a bus network that's already stretched. Without high-capacity public transport, traffic congestion will only get worse.

But there’s a ready-made transport solution: the government-owned disused rail corridor that can be converted into light rail.

The benefits of light rail are too big to ignore. It will:
• Connect the northern suburbs to the city
• Reduce traffic congestion; and,
• Unlock more housing that Hobart desperately needs.

The decisions made today will shape Hobart for decades. If we don’t speak up now, we’ll miss the opportunity to build the transport system our city needs.

Sign and share the petition to kick-start light rail for Hobart’s future 👇👇👇

https://haepetitions.parliament.tas.gov.au/haepet/Home/PetitionDetails/150?title=Petition%20Details

02/10/2026

WA workers are busting for change, and for our members, we know all too well that sometimes it’s a bloody mess.

As a proud affiliate of Unions WA, the RTBU WA is backing this campaign for stronger protections to ensure every WA worker has access to clean, safe and suitable toilets and amenities at work.

It also goes hand in hand with our own It’s a Bloody Mess campaign, where we’ve been highlighting the unacceptable toilet and amenities conditions faced by rail workers across WA.

Every worker deserves access to decent amenities. It shouldn’t depend on where you work, what shift you’re on, or whether you’re lucky enough to find something usable.

Lend your voice to the campaign and sign the petition.

✊ Busting for Change. It’s a Bloody Mess. Time to fix it.

LEND YOUR VOICE TO THE CAMPAIGN!

West Australian unions are calling on the WA State Government to reform workplace health and safety regulations to make sure that every worker in WA is treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

No worker should have to rely on luck to access clean and safe toilets and other essential amenities at work.

Sign our petition calling for changes to the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 to ensure safe and clean amenities for every WA worker.

Sign now at https://bustingforchange.com.au/petition/

30/09/2026

𝙋𝘼𝘾𝙄𝙁𝙄𝘾 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙈𝙊𝘿𝘼𝙇 | 𝙄𝙉-𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙄𝙋𝙇𝙀 𝙊𝙐𝙏𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿

After 9 months of bargaining, and following a successful protected industrial action campaign, an in-principle outcome has been reached.

Members stood together. 19 PN claims seeking to reduce conditions were defeated, conditions have been improved, and PN’s original wage position of 3.25% per annum has moved to 4.5%, 4.25% and 4.25%.

But the job isn’t finished.

The RTBU is now back at the table and participating in the drafting of the replacement Agreement. The words matter, and we will work through the drafting to ensure the final EA properly reflects what has been agreed and protects members’ conditions.

Once that work is complete, members will have the final say.

✊ Stand Together. Bargain Stronger.

30/09/2026

𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 & 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 🚆

The WA Government has announced funding for Rail and Transport Training Ltd through the Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program.

The project will develop digital learning and practical workshops specifically for safety-critical rail and transport workplaces across WA, in consultation with the RTBU Western Australia Branch.

Psychosocial hazards are a real workplace safety issue across our industry, and we’re pleased to have the opportunity to help shape resources that are practical, relevant and informed by the experiences of rail and transport workers.

There’s more to come on this initiative, and we look forward to keeping members updated as the work progresses.

Read the WA Government announcement here - Grants support safer, mentally healthy workplaces across WA:

The Cook Labor Government has announced eight successful projects through Stage One of the Mentally Healthy Workplaces Grant Program, as part of its ongoing commitment to protect Western Australian workers from psychosocial risk and build safer and healthier workplaces.

26/09/2026

GRAND FINAL DAY! 💜⚓

From everyone at the RTBU Western Australia Branch, good luck to the Fremantle Dockers as they take on Brisbane in today’s AFL Grand Final.

A massive day for Freo, their supporters and footy fans right across WA.

Bring it home to the West!

GO FREO! 💜🤍⚓