Members urge RTBU to keep taking up the fight to bad bosses

Other union functions that received strong support from members included:

Advocating to government for better safety regulation in our industries

Advocating to protect Medicare so it is not dismantled or defunded

Ensuring that qualifications in our industries are fit for purpose

Assisting members or their families when they are in distress

Providing input and advice to government on the future of our industries

But that’s not all! Members also identified a further list of union activities that they considered very important – which goes to show just how extensive the role a trade union really is. Other functions which were identified as very important were:

Ensuring there are enough people to fill the roles available in our industries

Advocating for government for infrastructure projects or upgrades in our industries

Providing members with core qualifications like RIW Cards and ‘Safely Access the Rail Corridor’

Advocating on issues that do directly impact our industries but make Australia a better place to live

Negotiating discounts on various goods or services to members

Providing members and their families with recreational facilities or events

Reasons To Join The Rtbu

The survey asked members to identify the main reason why they joined the RTBU. It’s clear that members recognise that the importance of having strength in unity, with well over half of respondents (58%) saying the main reason they joined the RTBU was because they believe in trade unionism. Other important reasons for joining were:

» To get involved in an EA negotiation or industrial action (14%); and