| Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) | |
| Affiliation: | ACTU, ITF, ALP |
| Members: | 31,841 (as at 31 December 2022)[1] |
| Full Name: | Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union |
| Founded: | 1 March 1993 |
| Headquarters: | Trades Hall, 4 Goulburn Street Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
| Key People: | Victor Moore (National President) Mark Diamond (National Secretary)[2] |
The Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) is an Australian trade union representing rail, tram and bus workers. The RTBU is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Internationally, the RTBU is affiliated with the International Transport Workers' Federation. It has a membership of 31,223 as at 31 December 2018.[3]
The union was formed on 1 March 1993 as the Public Transport Union (PTU) through the amalgamation of four long-standing transport unions: the Australian Railways Union, the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees, the Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association and the National Union of Rail Workers of Australia. The amalgamation effectively created one union for public transport workers for the first time in Australia.[4] It adopted its current name in 1998.[5]
It is organised into National Divisions, covering Infrastructure; Rail Operations; Tram and Bus; Locomotive; Workshops and Salaried and Professional. There are seven state branches, with the National Office located in Sydney: