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RMT accuses ScotRail of deception over true scale of ticket office cuts
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Rail union RMT, has accused ScotRail of misleading the public over the true scale of proposed cuts to ticket office hours.
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Trainline accused of ripping off customers and deliberately misleading them
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Rail union RMT, today published survey results revealing Trainline's destructive practice of ripping off passengers, misleading the general public, and undermining the integrity of the railways.
on Nov 7
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RMT vows mass campaign to protect ticket offices in Scotland
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Rail union RMT, today vowed to launch a vigorous campaign to protect ticket offices in Scotland, after cuts to hours were confirmed in a meeting with Scotrail.
on Nov 1
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RMT suspends tube strikes after significantly improved offer
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RMT suspends tube strikes after significantly improved offer
on Nov 1
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Unipart Rail’s threats fail to intimidate workers
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RMT members defied unlawful threats by Unipart Rail management by going on strike today over a union recognition dispute.
on Oct 31
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Unipart attacks RMT members legal right to strike
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Rail union RMT, slammed Unipart Rail for issuing outrageous and baseless threats to sack employees for participating in lawful strike action this Thursday.
on Oct 29
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Night Shifts Are Wrecking Rail Workers’ Health and Family Lives, RMT Warns
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Night work is pushing rail workers towards dangerous health conditions and damaging their family lives, according to a new RMT report.
on Oct 26
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Doppelmayr Cable Car workers secure pay rise and improved conditions
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RMT members working for Doppelmayr Cable Car (DCC) have voted to accept a pay and conditions offer following negotiations with the company. The deal includes a 3.3% pay increase, backdated to 1st May 2024, with further increases linked to inflation for the next two years.
on Oct 23
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DLR security and revenue protection workers strike
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RMT members working in security and revenue protection for ISS on the Docklands Light Railway are on strike today, , in protest against the unfair dismissal of Mmaduka Joshua Obi.
on Oct 23
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Union leaders call on Mayor to bring Elizabeth Line and London Overground into public ownership
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In a joint letter to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, the leaders of two major transport unions, RMT and ASLEF, have urged him to take immediate steps to bring the Elizabeth Line and London Overground into public ownership.
on Oct 18
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London Underground workers to strike over pay offer
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RMT members on London Underground will take strike action after rejecting a pay offer deemed wholly inadequate.
on Oct 18
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London cable car staff suspend strike action after new offer
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Transport union, RMT has called off strike action tomorrow following an improved offer by Doppelmayr Cable Car (DCC) management.
on Oct 4
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RFA seafarers protest at Labour conference
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Seafarers working for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will take their campaign against low pay to Labour Party conference this Sunday (September 22) outside the venue ACC Liverpool from 3.30pm onwards.
on Sep 20
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Heathrow Express 48-hour strike action begins on Monday
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Heathrow Express staff will take 48 hours of strike action, from Monday, in response to a pay offer that was overwhelmingly rejected by members.
on Sep 20
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Scottish government needs to scrap peak rail fares
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Rail union, RMT today called on the Scottish government to scrap peak rail fares on Scotrail.
on Sep 11
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RMT calls on Labour to relax fiscal rules and to introduce wealth tax
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Transport union, RMT has called for the Treasury to relax fiscal rules and to introduce a wealth tax to fund public services.
on Sep 9
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary members to take 3 more days strike action.
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Seafarers working for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will take 3 days strike action later this month in a long running dispute over pay.
on Sep 9
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RMT moves transport motion at TUC and welcomes bus announcement
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RMT moves transport motion at TUC and welcomes bus announcement
on Sep 9
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RMT wins pay rise for MTR Elizabeth line staff
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Rail union, RMT has won a pay rise for Mass Transit Rail (MTR) workers on the Elizabeth line, following intensive negotiations.
on Aug 28
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RMT slams energy companies for resisting windfall tax
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OFFSHORE union RMT has slammed oil and gas companies for complaining to the government about plans for a windfall tax despite raking in record dividends and profits.
on Aug 23
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CrossCountry workers to take strike action
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Rail union RMT members working for CrossCountry to take strike action against de-recognition of supervisory and clerical grades.
on Mar 27
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RMT slams Network Rail cuts after redundancies announcement
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Rail union, RMT has criticised cuts to Network Rail funding following a decision to cut 42 jobs at Babcock Rail.
on Mar 22
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RMT welcomes Transport for the North’s call to terminate Avanti contract
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Rail union RMT today welcomed the news that the Board of Transport for the North voted unanimously to write to the Secretary of State calling on him to terminate Avanti West Coast’s contract and bring it into public ownership under the Operator of Last Resort.
on Mar 20
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RMT to launch strike ballot on Scotrail over DOO
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Scotrail workers will be balloted for strike action over Driver Only Operation (DOO) trains, RMT can reveal.
on Mar 13
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London Overground workers win pay rise
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Rail union RMT have won a pay rise for London Overground staff working for Arriva Rail London.
on Mar 2
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RMT responds to helicopter tragedy
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OFFSHORE UNION RMT sent condolences to Norwegian colleagues after a S-92 helicopter ditched into the sea off the coast of Norway while in training for oil firm Equinor, killing one crew member.
on Mar 2
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UK Ratings’ jobs down to 8%, new shipping industry stats show
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Seafarers union RMT, today lambasted government inaction over challenging super exploitation in the shipping industry after new figures showed that only 11% of employees in the British shipping industry are UK residents.
on Mar 2
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Railway workers to lobby Scottish Parliament over railway cuts
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Rail union RMT will hold a 'Rail Cuts Cost Lives' rally and lobby MPs at Holyrood on Thursday.
on Mar 2
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LNER Scotland Service Cuts Consultation.
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Please take the time to respond to the consultation to oppose proposals to reduce LNER services to/from Stirling, Falkirk Grahamston, Glasgow Central and Motherwell, and to urge LNER to withdraw the proposals.
on Mar 1
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RMT responds to potential re-introduction of Super Puma in the offshore sector
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Offshore workers union, RMT has criticised the possible re-introduction of the Super Puma helicopter by Airbus to offshore oil and gas operations.
on Mar 1
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Hitachi Rail strike spreads from East Coast to Great Western Mainline
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RMT members at Hitachi Rail will take 48 hours strike action at the end of the month over a pay dispute.
on Feb 20
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Hitachi Rail strike to go ahead
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RAIL UNION RMT announced today (Friday, February 9, 2024) that members working across East Coast mainline for Hitachi Rail will begin eight days of discontinuous strike action on Saturday.
on Feb 9
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Avanti's cashless plans designed to end onboard catering
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Rail union, RMT has heavily criticised Avanti's decision to make its onboard catering cashless for passengers, claiming it will lead to job losses and the ending of the service.
on Feb 9
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Yeovil bus routes cut by First Group stranding passengers
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Bus workers union, RMT condemned First Bus for cutting vital bus routes in Yeovil, ahead of a demonstration against the plans on Saturday
on Feb 8
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RMT has launched a campaign against dangerous government-driven cuts of over a billion pounds to the Network Rail funding for the next Railway Control Period 7 (CP7) from 2024 to 2029 for vital safety-critical railway infrastructure work. These cuts include:
on Feb 8
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Network Rail jeopardises safety in cost cutting drive
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Rail union, RMT will hold a day of action against cuts to railway maintenance, infrastructure and renewals work on Thursday.
on Feb 7
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RMT condemn "cowardly" Carlisle Support Services bosses threats to workers
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Rail union, RMT today lambasted bosses at Carlisle Support Services over alleged bullying and intimidating behaviour towards union members.
on Feb 3
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London Overground workers to strike over pay
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London Overground workers to strike over pay
on Jan 30
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Hitachi Rail workers to take five days strike action
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Rail Union RMT members working across East Coast mainline for Hitachi Rail will begin five days of strike action on Saturday.
on Jan 26
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Cleaners on TPE suspend strike after new offer
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Cleaners on TPE suspend strike after new offer
on Jan 25
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RMT sets out six key reasons for leaving the EU
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TRANSPORT UNION RMT today set out six key reasons why it will be advising members to vote to the leave the EU in the forthcoming referendum:
on Jan 23
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TXM workers seek protective award over redundancy
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RMT is pushing for a protective award for members made redundant at TXM after the company went into liquidation.
on Jan 23
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Three quarters of bus drivers say their work causes MSK problems
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Bus workers union, RMT has carried out a survey of its members, on musculoskeletal (MSK) complaints such as back, neck and shoulder pain.
on Jan 21
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Hitachi Rail maintenance engineers to take strike action
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RMT members at maintenance depots run by Hitachi rail will strike over 5 days next week in row over pay.
on Jan 20
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RMT responds to P&O opening new freight route
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Seafarer Union RMT today responded to disgraced P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite’s announcement of a new freight route between the Thames Freeport and Europoort in Rotterdam.
on Jan 9
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Tube strike averted after progress made in dispute
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Tube union RMT have suspended their planned tube strike this week following talks with TfL.
on Jan 7
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Tube strikes to go ahead after talks fail to make progress
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London Underground workers will take strike action during the next week, over pay, grading structures and travel facilities.
on Jan 5
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RAIL UNION RMT responded to the 2024 rail fares hike of 4.9% in England and Wales and nearly double that in Scotland as a slap in the face for passengers.
on Dec 22
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Tube workers to take strike action over pay
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TUBE UNION RMT announced today that London Underground workers will be taking rolling strike action in the new year after voting by over 90 per cent against a below inflation pay offer.
on Dec 22
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RMT condemns Network Rail for ruining Christmas with staff underpayments
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RAIL UNION RMT has received numerous disturbing reports of major underpayments of wages for maintenance staff throughout the country, with many adding up to hundreds of pounds and some in the thousands.
on Dec 21