News

RMT condemns bombing of Iran

1 March 2026

General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “The illegal and unjustified bombing of Iran is a disaster for civilians in the region.

Windrush line strike over pay

25 February 2026

Strike action on the Windrush Line will take place this Thursday after Cleshar CS Ltd failed to table a new pay offer despite repeated talks with the union.

RFA seafarers to strike in March

21 February 2026

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers will take strike action on March 5th and 6th in a dispute over pay, transparency and compliance with minimum wage legislation.

RMT survey finds Network Rail failing to provide adequate toilets and welfare facilities

20 February 2026

RMT has accused Network Rail of failing to provide adequate toilet and welfare facilities for maintenance patrol workers, warning that the situation may amount to breaches of health and safety law.

Piccadilly line fleet strike action

19 February 2026

RMT members at Northfields fleet maintenance depot servicing Piccadilly line trains are taking four days of strike action this week following a breakdown in industrial relations.

RFA seafarers back strike action

17 February 2026

Maritime union, RMT has welcomed an overwhelming vote for strike action by seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) after management could not even demonstrate that it was complying with minimum wage legislation.

RMT Action Against Assaults campaign at Scottish Parliament calls for new law

10 February 2026

RMT is demanding a new law to safeguard transport workers in Scotland against a sharp rise in assaults, ahead of a meeting with MSPs in Holyrood.

DLR cleaners to strike and protest at TfL Board over ‘inhumane’ outsourcing

4 February 2026

Outsourced cleaners on the Docklands Light Railway will strike alongside a protest at Transport for London’s Board meeting today, intensifying pressure on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to honour his pledge to bring cleaners back in-house.

RMT welcomes rail companies brought under GBR from Sunday

31 January 2026

RMT welcomed London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services being brought under Great British Railways on Sunday but insisted outsourced workers must not be left behind.

RMT to hold Action Against Assaults event at Scottish Parliament

30 January 2026

Transport union RMT, will demand safe staffing and an end to lone working on the railways at an Action Against Assaults event at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 11 February.