"The purpose of the RTBU is to organise workers in the transport industry to protect and build their rights at work"

The Rail Tram and Bus Union NSW (RTBU) is an industry based union covering transport workers across the NSW public and private sectors.  When workers become a member of the RTBU they make a commitment to the people they work with and themselves.  The RTBU and its members work together in order to:

• protect their right to a safe workplace;
• ensure members are treated with respect and dignity in their workplace,
• protect every members' right to decent wages and conditions; and
• defend the right of the community to a safe and effective transport industry.

The RTBU has a proud history and remains a fundamental building block of the Australian worker's movement.  The union played a pivotal role in the establishment of the NSW Trades and Labor Council (UnionsNSW) and in the formation of the national trade union organisation the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).