Rail

Privatised train operator CrossCountry Trains is proposing cuts to their provision of on-board catering services on long distance rail services meaning some services won’t have catering services on the train at all.

RMT is campaigning to make the Labour government’s promised ‘biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’ a reality for rail workers.

Please help to staff our stations.

Great Western Railway is proposing changes that will affect its ticket offices and station staffing.

RMT is campaigning against plans by Scottish Government owned ScotRail to reduce ticket office hours at 101 of its 143 staffed stations.

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:

RMT’s recent victory against ticket office closures has shown there is only one union for station staff.

Over the last year the RMT has been campaigning against the DfT managed train companies’ plans for wholesale ticket office closures. The result has been the largest ever response to a government consultation. On October 31, 2023 the government announced the plans had been dropped.

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In March 2022, rail fares increased by another 3.8% and in the last decade they have increased by an eye watering 30%.

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Justice for Cleaners – Fight for £15

As part of our ‘Cleaners Are Essential’ campaign, RMT is pressing the rail industry and Transport for London to end the outsourcing of cleaning.

Network Rail are planning wholesale cuts to jobs and safety critical maintenance work by September.

With the range of serious issues facing our members at the moment, your union will be stepping up its campaign under the heading Transport workers are ESSENTIAL workers.

Cleaners are Essential – Campaign update

Station staff play a vital role in helping deliver a safe, secure and accessible railway. But government and train companies are cutting station staff, de-staffing stations and closing tickets offices. This threatens passenger service and safety, especially at a time of rising crime on the railway.

Please take a couple of minutes to help in the fight for an accessible railway. Staff our Stations. A Guard on every train. Please act by 15 February, 2019.

The campaign will focus on five key areas to: * Save Our Services * Save Our Guards * Save Our Station Staff * Save Our Engineers * Save Our Cleaning & Maintenance teams

If you wear a uniform to work and wash it yourself you may be entitled to claim a tax rebate.

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.

Failing train operator Avanti West Coast plans to make its onboard catering cashless for passengers.

Join the RMT campaign to restore travel facilities for all rail staff