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RMT declares overwhelming mandate for national strike action on railways

24 May 2022

Railway workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action across Network Rail and the train operating companies, in the biggest endorsement for industrial action by railway workers since privatisation.

4,000 station tube staff to walk out on June 6

23 May 2022

Tube union RMT has criticised TfL for threatening 600 job losses on the network.

RMT response to Shapps strike threat

22 May 2022

Any attempt by Grant Shapps to make effective strike action illegal on the railways will be met with the fiercest resistance from RMT.

RMT will launch strike ballot on ScotRail over pay

20 May 2022

Railway workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action, following ScotRail's derisory pay offer of 2.2%.

Tube strike action set for Queen's Jubilee

18 May 2022

Tube staff will take strike action at Euston and Green Park stations on June 3, if action is not taken against a bullying manager.

RMT to ballot for strike action at Orsted

13 May 2022

RMT to ballot for strike action at wind farm company Orsted over victimisation.

RMT reaction to new Freeport in Wales

12 May 2022

Seafarers union on funding approval for Welsh freeport

RMT on Railways Bill in today's Queen’s speech

10 May 2022

Railways Bill in the Queen’s speech today will only reward private operators.

RMT reveals rail industry’s plan for a cull of ticket offices

9 May 2022

Rail union RMT today revealed imminent plans by the rail industry for mass closures of ticket offices across the network, with over 1,000 ticket offices at impending risk of closure.

RMT condemns Hebblethwaite P&O promotion

5 May 2022

Disgraced P&O CEO Peter Hebblethwaite has been promoted to another directorship within the beleaguered company, despite overseeing 800 unlawful sackings and countless breaches of safety on the P&O fleet.