Orkney Ferries workers vote for industrial action after rejecting pay offer
1 August 2025
RMT members working on Orkney’s lifeline ferry services have voted in favour of industrial action short of strike, following the rejection of a pay offer from their employer.
RMT supports commemoration of 1825 North Sands massacre
1 August 2025
Maritime union, RMT is backing a major event to mark the 200th anniversary of the North Sands Massacre, when five striking seafarers were shot dead by soldiers during an industrial dispute in Sunderland.
RMT demands urgent action on escalating violence across southern and Gatwick express routes
26 July 2025
Rail union, RMT demanded urgent intervention from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) today, following a serious escalation in violent and anti-social behaviour across Southern and Gatwick Express services.
RMT backs call for restoration of blue light status for Emergency Response Unit
24 July 2025
RMT has today backed the call from the London Assembly Transport Committee for Transport for London (TfL) to publish the review which led to the removal of blue light status from Emergency Response Unit (ERU) vehicles, and is calling for the reinstatement of this vital emergency capability.
RMT urges Labour to reject pension age hike
24 July 2025
Transport union, RMT has warned the Labour government that any attempt to drastically raise the state pension age beyond 68 would be met with strong resistance, including coordinated protests and direct action from across the trade union movement.
RMT welcomes c2c public ownership and calls for end to outsourcing
18 July 2025
London to Essex train company c2c will come into public hands on Sunday but outsourced cleaners, will remain with a private contractor, RMT has said.
RMT demands public control of Merseyrail after £212m in private profits
17 July 2025
RMT has written to Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram calling for Merseyrail to be taken into public ownership, citing excessive profiteering by private operators and the overwhelming role of public investment in the service’s success.
Shocking survey reveals extent of poverty and pressure faced by Metro cleaners
11 July 2025
A new RMT survey of Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners has laid bare the devastating impact of outsourcing, with the vast majority of staff reporting poverty pay, lack of sick pay, and rising workloads under private contractor Churchill.
RMT remembers those who were killed on 7/7
7 July 2025
On the 20th anniversary today of 7/7 London Bombings on July 7, 2005 Tube union RMT remembers those who were killed and injured in the attack.
Government must act over P&O Ferries
4 July 2025
SEAFARERS Union RMT called on the government to stop P&O Ferries profiteering from public funds following the release of the company’s 2023 accounts today nearly a year later than required by law.
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