Australian Railways Union

ARU
Australian Railways Union
Merged intoPublic Transport Union
Founded1920
Dissolved1 March 1993
Headquarters377 Sussex Street, Sydney
Location
Members
50,000 (1976)
AffiliationsACTU, ALP

The Australian Railways Union (ARU) was an Australian trade union in existence from 1920 to 1993. The ARU was an industrial union, representing all types of workers employed in the rail industry, excluding locomotive enginedrivers and tradesmen in craft areas.