Representation for all rail & public transport workers
Over the past 150 years the RTBU has continued to build and defend the working conditions of members, demanding better pay & conditions, safer work and respect in the workplace.
Secure Jobs, Safer Workplaces
Much more than just better pay & conditions, the RTBU is here to protect you and your family.
It pays to be a member
Unions have won:
- Annual Leave
- Sick Pay
- Rostering Rights
- Higher Wages
- Health & Safety
- Job Security
The RTBU provides all members with:
- Workplace support for individual & collective issues
- Representation in meetings with management
- Legal advice and representation
- Enterprise agreement negotiations
- Safety inspections
Membership beyond the workplace
RTBU members have access to a free counselling service, financial advice, discounted legal services, and much more.
Latest News
The RTBU will always fight to protect members from the injustices inflicted by management. Recently when a member with over 20 years driving experience on the job encountered a medical...
Eligible RTBU members can now apply for the retired employee travel pass following a significant fight to reinstate the entitlement originally lost to privatisation. After more than two years of...
With almost complete EA coverage of companies across the industry, the RTBU has won a significant battle to force an unwilling employer to the bargaining table. Loram, a company dedicated...
Previous Next Another year, another successful HSR Conference. Over 1000 HSRs in the city and regions got together today to share skills on keeping us all safe at work. Over...
Previous Next By Vik Sharma In a precarious, volatile and globalised world, transport workers have common experiences that transcend borders in the struggle for safe, secure and quality jobs. It...
By Bryan Evans and Matthew Purcell RTBU members who work in infrastructure are no strangers to inclement and outright dangerous conditions. Rain, wind, heat and cold are all factors we...
Powerful Affiliations
By the Numbers
Members
Enterprise Agreements
Years of Industry Experience
Workplace Representatives
Benefit Partners
