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Merseyrail cleaners to take action

6 August 2026

Cleaners on Merseyrail employed by outsourcing firm Churchill Services will take 24-hour strike action against low pay from Friday (tomorrow) to Saturday (August 8).

No to driver-only operations on Chiltern

5 August 2026

RMT has rejected plans to introduce Driver Only Operation (DOO) on the new East West Rail line following confirmation that Chiltern Railways intends to operate services on the new route without a second safety-critical member of staff, despite RMT’s long-standing opposition to DOO.

Outsourced Merseyrail cleaners to take strike action

31 July 2026

Cleaners on Merseyrail employed by outsourcing firm Churchill Services will take 24-hour strike action against low pay next week on Friday August 7 to Saturday August 8.

RMT has deep concerns over jobs as BP pulls out of North Sea operations

31 July 2026

OFFSHORE union RMT is deeply concerned by the reports surrounding BP’s future in the North Sea and the potential impact on more than 1,000 skilled workers, their families and communities.

Outsourced workers to strike at TransPennine

30 July 2026

Rail union RMT said that outsourced cleaners and catering workers at TransPennine Express (TPE) will take 48-hour strike action against low pay from tomorrow (Friday, July 31).

Further strike action at Avanti West Coast

29 July 2026

Rail union RMT has announced further strike action by Avanti West Coast members at Manchester Piccadilly station on Saturday August 1 over the unfair dismissal of a colleague.

RMT strikes over safety on EMR to go ahead

29 July 2026

Rail union RMT said that 24-hour strike action on East Midlands Railways will go ahead on Saturday August 1 after the company refused to withdraw faulty trains and talks collapsed.

RMT strike action over safety at East Midlands Railway

21 July 2026

RMT members working at East Midlands Railway (EMR) plan to take strike action on Saturday, August 1, and the following two Saturdays over growing safety concerns that the company has failed to address.

RMT suspends Merseyrail strike action

17 July 2026

RMT has suspended three days of strike action on Merseyrail planned for July 18 to 20 after the company made an improved offer.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers accept pay offer

15 July 2026

RMT members working in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) have voted to accept a negotiated pay offer that delivers significant improvements to pay and conditions.