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
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...
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,...
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....
The RTBU has continued to press the campaign to address the issue of diesel fumes at Southern Cross Station with activists attending the station to escalate pressure on the government...
I started my career on the railways as a 17-year-old Trainee Locomotive Driver – a housing commission kid with an attitude. In my early days at Geelong, I attended a...
By Joe Dennis 2024 has seen the RTBU project space grow in membership with some significant wins along the way. We have fought hard to get rail work back into...
Powerful Affiliations
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Members
Enterprise Agreements
Years of Industry Experience
Workplace Representatives
Benefit Partners
