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
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 is only...
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...
Always check your payslips! If you’re not sure – just ask. The RTBU works hard to enforce and ensure management pay you correctly. When they get it wrong, we jump...
Network Security The RTBU has been invited to participate in an industry roundtable to tackle the issue of trespassers on the network. Trespassing on the Victorian network is higher than...
The RTBU has a long track record acting to support social justice, international solidarity, and peace activity in Australia and with transport workers in many countries. Across generations, our members...
I started working in the railways in June 2007. Back then, Metro was Connex, John Howard was Prime Minister, and Geelong football club was on track to win the grand...
Powerful Affiliations
By the Numbers
Members
Enterprise Agreements
Years of Industry Experience
Workplace Representatives
Benefit Partners
