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      <title><![CDATA[RMT strike action over safety at East Midlands Railway]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT suspends Merseyrail strike action]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RMT has suspended three days of strike action on Merseyrail planned for July 18 to 20 after the company made an improved offer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers accept pay offer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT backs cross-industry call for domestic North Sea energy production]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Offshore union, RMT has joined businesses, trade unions, and industry organisations in signing an open letter calling on the government to support continued domestic oil and gas production alongside the expansion of renewable energy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CAF Rail strike to hit Transport for Wales maintenance as pay dispute escalates]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RMT members employed by CAF Rail on the Transport for Wales contract will take strike action on Sunday and Monday evening after the company refused to improve its pay offer and retaliated against workers for taking lawful industrial action.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT marks 21st anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tube union RMT is today marking the 21st anniversary of the 7 July 2005 London bombings by remembering the 52 people who lost their lives, the hundreds who were injured and all those affected by the attacks.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passengers back rail insourcing as support grows for more staff to improve safety and accessibility]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly 70 per cent of rail passengers believe Great British Railways should deliver services such as cleaning, catering, and security in-house with directly employed staff rather than outsourcing them to private contractors, according to new independent polling commissioned by RMT.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT marks 38 years since Piper Alpha disaster with renewed call for offshore safety]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Offshore union RMT has marked the 38th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, in which 165 offshore workers and two seafarers lost their lives.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT and the TUC call for urgent government action to save rail jobs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rail union RMT and the Trades Union Congress have jointly called on the government to intervene to protect skilled rail engineering jobs under threat at Balfour Beatty depots in Crewe and Preston.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT responds to Keir Starmer announcing resignation timetable]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Transport union RMT, has called for the Labour government to radically change course, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a timetable to stand down. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luton/Bedford crash update]]></title>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT confirms further strike action in Carlisle Support Services pay dispute]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RMT members employed by Carlisle Support Services, working on the Northern rail contract will continue their long-running dispute over pay by taking 48 hours strike action from Saturday.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT members at Heavy Haul Rail to take 48-hour strike action]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rail union RMT, will take strike action at Heavy Haul Rail Ltd on Thursday 25 June for 48 hours, after the company refused to rule out compulsory redundancies as part of a major restructuring programme.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT issues joint letter with NSAR over GBR and productivity]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rail workers and industry skills leaders have called for a workforce strategy under Great British Railways, warning that fragmentation, short-term funding cycles and a narrow focus on cutting labour costs are holding back productivity across the railway.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT responds to government consultation on mandatory rights for seafarers]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “The launch of this consultation is a necessary and welcome step towards ending the race to the bottom that has blighted much of the ferry sector for far too long.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following GTR nationalisation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rail union RMT, demands all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment after the train company became the latest to be brought under public control. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT sends condolences to family of murdered London bus driver]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Transport union, RMT has expressed its condolences and solidarity with murdered bus driver Sergei Krajev, his family and work colleagues. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT to ballot Heavy Haul Rail members over job cuts and restructuring]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rail union, RMT will ballot members at Heavy Haul Rail Ltd for industrial action after the company refused to rule out compulsory redundancies and pressed ahead with sweeping restructuring plans.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RFA strike Friday 8 and Wednesday 13 May over pay]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RMT members at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) will strike on Friday 8 May and Wednesday 13 May in a dispute over pay, transparency and concerns around compliance with National Minimum Wage legislation.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RMT welcomes conviction of Neo-Nazi terrorist who targeted Sadiq Khan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Transport union RMT, expressed solidarity with Mayor Sadiq Khan after he was one of several people targeted by a violent Neo-Nazi terrorist.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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