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RMT backs public meeting with Olympic legend and equal rights activist John Carlos from the 1968 games
May 18 2012: RMT ACTIVISTS from London Underground are proud to have initiated a public meeting “Resistance – the Best Olympic Spirit” with one of the two athletes who featured in arguably the most iconic image from the modern history of the games, John Carlos who raised a gloved fist along with his comrade Tommie Smith on the podium in Mexico in 1968.
Offshore industry union activists gather for meeting in Dundee next week as safety issues dominate in wake of North Sea helicopter groundings and gas leaks
May 18 2012: ACTIVISTS FROM the offshore branch of maritime and transport union RMT will gather in Dundee next week for a conference at which issues ranging from safety, job security, fair pay and paid leave are expected to dominate.more news
Job Cuts - London Underground
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Ballot Results
An archive of RMT strike ballot results (beginning in May 2010). Click heading to view results.
Moved or changed job?
Moved or changed job? It is imperative that RMT members who have changed their place of work, job title, home address and contact details inform head office of their new situation. Click heading for further info.
Transport union, RMT - the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers - is Britain's fastest growing trade union, representing more than 80,000 members in almost every sector of the transport industry, from mainline and underground rail to shipping and offshore, buses and road-freight.
It is imperative that RMT members who have changed their place of work, job title, home address and contact details inform head office of their new situation.
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Rail unions and trades councils are holding public meetings and a day of action at the end of May opposing the Government’s proposed cuts to jobs and services in the rail industry.
There will be 13 joint meetings with trades councils held on Thursday 24 & 31 May. The meetings will be addressed by speakers from the rail unions, trades councils and local MP’s. Updated details of the meetings can be found here.
On Monday 28 May there will be a joint TUC/Rail union day of action with postcards distributed to passengers at key railway stations.
List of joint meetings between rail unions and trades councils being held on 24 and 28 May.
24 May
Birmingham 7.00pm – Unite Offices, Broad St, Birmingham, B15 1AY
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth 7.30pm – Link Community Centre, Room GP3 Cumbernauld
Hull 7.00pm – Unison Offices, 39 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AG
Portsmouth 7.00pm – Portsmouth Railway Club, Selbourne Terrace, P01 5BL
Kent Trades Councils 6.30pm – The Falstaff Hotel, 8-10 St Dunstan’s Street, Canterbury, CT2 8AF
31 May
Andover 7.30pm – Andover Guild Hall, High Street, Andover
Battersea & Wandworth 6.30pm – The Bread & Roses, 68 Clapham Street
Barnstaple 7.00pm – Castle Centre, Barnstaple, EX31 1DR
Blackburn 7.30pm – Blackburn Central Library, Town Hall Street, BB2 1AG
Bristol 7.00pm – Council House, College Green, Bristol
Cardiff 7.00pm – Unite Offices, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SD
Liverpool 7.00pm – Unite Offices, Jack Jones House, 2 Churchill Way, Liverpool, L3 8EF
Southend 7.30pm – Southend Central Library, Victoria Avenue, SS2 6EX
Click here for list of stations and times for postcard day of action 28 May
VIDEO: Watch the Save Our Railways Rally video at RMTv
VIDEO: Watch Bob Crows speech to the Save Our Railways rally
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Ballot for Industrial Action - click here for further details
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In 2014, the current ScotRail franchise comes to an end and there will also be a new funding period for Network Rail in Scotland.
click here to read the RMT Scotrail Consultation Briefing Document
click here to read the RMT response to Rail 2014 Consultation
Please contact the RMT helpline for campaign materials
Click here for petition against proposed changes to Scotland's Railways
The decision to award the £3bn Thameslink trains contract to Siemens of Germany threatens to slaughter jobs at Bombardier in Derby and First Capital Connect fleet-maintenance depots, with devastating consequences for the future of train manufacturing in the UK.
Sign the e-petition to protest against the Thameslink contract decision.
In December the European Parliament's Transport Committee is going to vote on the Recast of the 1st Railway Package.
The Recast 1st Railway Package aims to permanently separate wheel from steel and moves beyond simple separation of accounts. It is designed to pave the way for the 4th Rail Package on liberalising domestic passenger services and further privatisation of the railways in Europe. This means that there would be an even stronger body of EU legislation preventing the renationalisation of Britain's railway.
The TUC is conducting an on-line survey among workers that use Personal Protective Equipment. The survey is very simple to fill in and should not take more than a couple of minutes.
If you think you may have ever been exposed to asbestos at work , please complete our new questionnaire launched in conjunction with Thompsons solicitors.
Click here for 2012 AGM details
RMT is backing its members on the Isle of Man who are denied safeguards enjoyed by workers in the UK.
Government Review of the Railways
The Government is conducting a number of reviews that could have a highly detrimental impact on Britain's railways. RMT is ready to fight back.
Seafarers Jobs
The United Kingdom is an island nation heavily dependent upon ships for our trade yet numbers of seafarers have declined dramatically in recent years.
