Tramways Union
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| Full name | Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union |
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| Founded | 1 March 1993 |
| Members | 35,000 |
| Affiliation | ACTU, ITF |
| Key people | Bob Nanva (National Secretary) |
| Office location | Trades Hall, 4 Goulburn Street Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Website | http://www.rtbu.org.au |
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. 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.
Frank Anstey helped found the Australian Tramway Employees’ Association in 1910 and served as its president for a number of years. Another prominent member was Lionel Hill, who was Secretary of the South Australia state branch from 1910 to 1924 and the union federal President from 1912 to 1924. He was elected as the Labor member for East Torrens to the South Australian House of Assembly in 1915, became Premier in 1926 and for a second term from the 1930 state election.
On 18 January 1912 members who worked on the Brisbane tramways were stood down for wearing union badges. The dispute escalated to the general issue of the right to join a union and the Brisbane trades and labour council initiated a general strike, known as the 1912 Brisbane General Strike, which lasted for five weeks.
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