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RMT backs Labour commitment to offshore jobs

1 October 2025

RMT today welcomed Labour’s commitment to legislate for more and better jobs in the offshore supply chain.

RMT to ballot Wightlink workers for strike action over jobs and safety

26 September 2025

Maritime union RMT, is balloting members at cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink after the company tabled “efficiency” plans that threaten 160 jobs and undermine safety on board.

Strike ballot at First South West after poor pay offer

20 September 2025

Bus workers at First South West in Somerset and Cornwall will be balloted for strike action after the company refused to improve a penny-pinching pay offer.

Northern rail contractor staff to stage 48-hour strike over bullying and unfair treatment

18 September 2025

Rail union, RMT has called a 48-hour strike by members working for Carlisle Support Services on the Northern trains’ revenue and gateline contract.

RMT demonstration against work visa rule changes affecting rail staff

16 September 2025

Rail union, RMT will hold a demonstration on Wednesday against the Home Office’s reckless changes to work visa rules which threaten the jobs and futures of hundreds of rail staff including on London Underground.

RMT to ballot Wightlink members after company puts 160 jobs at risk

16 September 2025

Maritime union, RMT confirmed today that it is in dispute with cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink after the company announced proposals which would put 160 jobs at risk.

Shipowners ‘airbrushing’ UK seafarers out of training and jobs

15 September 2025

SEAFARERS Union RMT has attacked a new report by the Chamber of Shipping which writes UK seafarers off as ‘uncompetitive’ whilst demanding easier access to cheap foreign labour on ferry and offshore energy routes.

RMT demands Summit with the Mayor to end tube dispute

10 September 2025

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey has called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to attend a summit with the union to find a resolution urgently to the escalating London Underground dispute.

RMT slams Elizabeth Line ticket office closure plan

5 September 2025

RMT today blasted plans by the Elizabeth Line to close every ticket office by August 2027, calling the move “a betrayal of station staff and passengers” with a vow of sustained industrial action to stop it.

Tube cleaners threaten strike action over wages and sick pay

4 September 2025

RMT has declared a formal dispute with outsourcing giant ABM after the company failed to improve on its derisory offer to cleaners working on the London Underground cleaning contract.