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Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union

Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU)
Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union
Founded1 March 1993
HeadquartersTrades Hall, 4 Goulburn Street
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Location
Members31,841 (as at 31 December 2022)[1]
Key people
Victor Moore (National President)
Mark Diamond (National Secretary)[2]
AffiliationsACTU, ITF, ALP
Websitewww.rtbu.org.au

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]

History

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]

Structure

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:

  • New South Wales
  • Queensland
  • Western Australia
  • South Australia and Northern Territory
  • Victoria
  • Tasmania

See also

References

  1. ^ "Membership size of registered organisations – 2023" (PDF). Fair Work Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Who's who". RTBU. Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018" (PDF). Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Australian Rail Tram & Bus Industry Union (1993 – )". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ^ "A Short History". RTBU. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Rail,_Tram_and_Bus_Industry_Union