The Trade Union of Railway Workers and Transport Builders of Ukraine was established on January 23, 1992, and registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as a nationwide public organization.
The highest governing body of the trade union is the Congress, which is held once every five years.
Between congresses, the central elected bodies of the union are the Trade Union Council and its Presidium.
Members of the union include employees of JSC "Ukrainian Railways," factories subordinate to JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia," PJSC "Kyiv-Dnipro Transport and Industrial Enterprise," the construction corporation "Ukrmetrotunnelbud," the construction corporation "Ukrmostobud," the metro systems of Ukraine, and educational institutions with a railway focus.
The union's structure comprises 8 railway, 20 territorial, 17 joint, and 908 primary trade union organizations.
