Tags: Trade Union.
The Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) formerly known as the Public Transport Union or PTU was formed on 1 March 1993 through the amalgamation of the Australian Railways Union the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen the Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees’ Association and the National Union of Rail Workers’ of Australia. This amalgamation effectively created one transport industry union for the first time in Australia.
