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RMT demands an end to Tube Lines privatisation chaos on London Underground
March 10 2010: TUBE UNION RMT today demanded that London Mayor Boris Johnson take “urgent and decisive” action to terminate the Tube Lines contract on London Underground as it emerged that LU are calling in forensic accountants to “examine massive and secretive payments to Tube Lines’ shareholders” and after the company were branded as “ailing and failing” by TfL.
RMT calls for immediate halt to rail maintenance job cuts as regulator raises fears over safety
March 03 2010: RAIL UNION RMT today demanded an immediate halt to plans to axe up to 1500 safety-critical rail maintenance jobs as the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) issued a damning report highlighting four major areas of concern over the plans and calling for a suspension of their implementation.more news
East Midlands Trains Elections
Nominations for East Midlands Trains Functional Council and Joint Trade Union Company Council elections are now being sought. Nominations close Thursday 15th April 2010.
Please contact 020 75298289 or r.rodwell@rmt.org.uk for further information
Network Rail Operations and Customer Services (National Lay Council Elections)
Following close and count of ballot for the two seats, England & Wales combined, Bro Phil Boorman (Ashford No 1) and Bro Chris Smart (Manchester South) have been elected, along with Bro Dougie Hill (Dundee) for the Scotland seat, to represent the RMT on the Network Rail Lay Council.
Eighth annual RMT Garden Party for Cuba
Tuesday June 22, Maritime House, Clapham, London. Click heading for more details.
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.
RMT is campaigning against Network Rail plans to slash 1,500 safety critical maintenance jobs.
Pulling Together provides an engaging and colourfully illustrated history of RMT.
RMT signallers in South Wales have embarked on six days of strike action.
Keep Tyne and Wear Metro Public
The publicly-owned Tyne and Wear Metro is officially the best-performing rail operator in the UK.
However, the local Passenger Transport Authority intends to invite private-sector bids to operate passenger services and maintain infrastructure.
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.
A fair deal for rail cleaners!
Cleaners endure some of the worst conditions and lowest pay on the national rail network, London Underground and other urban rail systems.
